Centaurs Re; Umbridge fate

[krista7]

No: HPFGUIDX 147712


> Barb Roberts wrote:
> > Since, in mythology, the centaurs are associated with debauchery and 
> > orgies, ...hmm a lot of bad things could have happened to Umbridge.  
> > Now Rowling's centaurs seem to be different--more civilized. 
> 
> Bart:
> This appears to be yet another factor which makes me believe that 
> Rowling has read more of the Narnia series than she claims. While there 
> were a couple of learned centaurs in Greek Mythology (notably Chiron), 
> Rowlings centaurs seem remarkably similar to Lewis' centaurs, especially 
> from the later books in the series.


I'll throw in a little info here that I think supports the idea that there is
another, non-debauchery centuar trope out there. 
The astrological sign of Sagitarius (Nov/Dec) is a centaur holding a drawn arrow. 
All descriptions of the "Sagitarius character" that I've read highlight
philosophical/educational leanings, not wild and crazy debauchery. 
There are other repeating elements in descriptions of Sagitarius, but
that's the one that always stood out to me: the Centaur as Philosopher.

(I know this because it's my sign!) 

Krista