Ezinganekwaneni zamaGreki singathola izinhlobonhlobo ezinkulu zezidalwa nezidalwa zezinganekwane eziye zabangela umthelela kuwo wonke umlando. Ngesihloko esilandelayo ungafunda okwengeziwe mayelana main Izilwane zasezinganekwaneni zamaGreki kanye nezinye zezidalwa ezingaqondakali kakhulu zalesi siko.
Izilwane zasezinganekwaneni zamaGreki
Uma uzibheka ungumthandi wezinganekwane nezindaba zezinganekwane zamaGreki, khona-ke uzosithanda isihloko esilandelayo. Lesi sikhathi sikulethela ezinye zezidalwa ezithakazelisayo nezingaqondakali eziyingxenye yalesi siko. Ngezansi ungafunda kabanzi mayelana nezilwane zasezinganekwaneni zamaGreki, izici zazo kanye nengxenye yomlando wazo.
Izilwane zasezinganekwaneni zamaGreki bezikhona iminyaka eminingi phakathi kwezinganekwane ezihlukene zezinganekwane zamaGreki. Lezi zinhlobo zezidalwa bezilokhu ziyindaba yesiko elidumile amashumi eminyaka amaningi futhi zisaqhubeka zidlala indima ehamba phambili ezindabeni eziningi ezithandwayo zabantu baseGreece.
Iningi lalezi zilwane noma izibalo zasenganekwaneni zibhekwa njengezidalwa ezingaqondakali, futhi eziningana zazo zibonakala ngokumangalisa kakhulu. Phakathi kwezinhlamvu ezidume kakhulu ezinganekwaneni zamaGreki yizilwane, esizofunda ngazo okwengeziwe esihlokweni esilandelayo.
Izidalwa zezinganekwane zamaGreki
Akuyona imfihlo kunoma ubani ukuthi kuwo wonke umlando kuye kwaba nezidalwa zasenganekwaneni ezingenakubalwa noma izilwane okuye kwakhulunywa ngazo ezinganekwaneni ezihlukahlukene zaseGreece lasendulo. Ngasinye salezi zilwane noma izidalwa zinezici zaso futhi zidlala indima ekhethekile ngaphakathi kwalezi zinganekwane nezindaba zamaGreki.
Ingxenye enhle yezilwane zasenganekwaneni zamaGreki zigqama, phakathi kwezinye izinto, ngokuba nezimfanelo ezikhethekile, ezinye zize zibe namandla azenza zivelele, ngaphezu kokuheha ukunakwa ngamakhono azo athile. Eziningi zalezi zidalwa kungathiwa zihlobene ngokuqondile nonkulunkulu futhi zazivame ukuthunyelwa yilab’ onkulunkulu ukuze zenze imisebenzi ehlukahlukene nenqunyiwe.
Nakuba kuyiqiniso ukuthi eziningi zalezi zidalwa zasenganekwaneni zamaGreki zazinekhono lokunikeza isivikelo, zazikhona nezinye izilwane ezafeza umsebenzi ophambene, okungukuthi, zazithunywe onkulunkulu ukuba bethuse amabutho ezitha. Ngezansi sibala ezinye zezidalwa ezibaluleke kakhulu nezingaqondakali zezinganekwane zamaGreki zesikhathi sonke.
1. Inhlwathi
Esinye sezilwane ezibaluleke kakhulu zezinganekwane zamaGreki emlandweni kwakuyiPython. Ichazwa njengenyoka enkulu, indodakazi kaGea, umama woMhlaba, owazalwa ngodaka olwasala emhlabeni ngemva kokufika kukazamcolo omkhulu. Kubhekwa njengenye yezilo ezaziwa kakhulu ezinganekwaneni zamaGreki, nakuba ngokuqinisekile ingeyona edume kakhulu njengoba kwenzeka kuSphinx noma iChimera.
I-Python yadlala indima ebalulekile emlandweni kankulunkulu u-Apollo. Cishe njalo lesi silo simelelwa njengenyoka. I-Python yayiphethe ukwengamela i-oracle yaseDelphi. Ngeshwa, unkulunkulu u-Apollo wagcina ngokumbulala ngemuva kokuziphindiselela kuye, okwaholela ekutheni azithathele i-oracle. Kungashiwo ukuthi indima yakhe eyinhloko yayiwumvikeli wetshe lomlomo kanye ne-Oracle yaseDelphi.
2. I-Orthosis (I-Ortho)
Phakathi kwezilwane eziyinhloko zezinganekwane zamaGreki sithola i-Orthesis, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Orto. Kwakuyinja enamakhanda amabili, indodana ka-Echidna noTyphoon, nomfowabo kaCerberus. Mhlawumbe esinye sezici zakhe zomzimba ezivelele kakhulu sasihlobene namakhanda akhe amabili, kodwa ngaphezu kwalokho, wayenezinye izici ezibalulekile.
Uma sikhuluma ngezinye zezimfanelo ze-Orthosis, kungaba kuhle ukugqamisa umlingiswa wakhe njengomvikeli. Lesi silwane sibhekene kakhulu nokuqapha umhlambi omkhulu wezinkomo ezibomvu. Ngokwendaba, u-Orthesis wagcina ebulewe nguHeracles, owagcina zonke izinkomo njengobufakazi bokunqoba kwakhe.
Kukhona ezinye izindaba noma izinganekwane ezithi i-Orthesis iphinde ibe nguyise wezinye izilo ezibalulekile ezinganekwaneni, ezihlanganisa iSphinx kanye neChimera.
3. Scylla noma Scylla
Ezinganekwaneni zamaGreki sithola ukuba khona kwezibalo nezidalwa eziningi ezingaqondakali, phakathi kwazo kukhona uScylla. Kwakuyinunu enamakhanda amaningi eyayihlala edwaleni endaweni ethile yaseCharybdis. Yasebenzisa ikhanda layo ngalinye ukuze inqamule ihlathi futhi ilandele izisulu zayo, ibeka usongo kunoma yimuphi umkhumbi owawuzama ukudlula.
Ezinganekwaneni zamaGreki kuyacaciswa ukuthi uScylla, ngaphambi kokuba abe yisilo esesabekayo esisazi sonke, wayeyinyongo enhle, wayengowakwaForcis noCeto. Ezindabeni uchazwa njengenunu enomzimba wesifazane nomsila wenhlanzi, kanye nezinja eziyisithupha kusukela okhalweni lwakhe ezinemilenze emibili ngayinye, ingqikithi eyishumi nambili.
Lesi silwane sasihlala eceleni komsele omncane wamanzi, obheke umlingani waso uCharybdis. Izinhlangothi ezimbili ze-strait bezingaphakathi komcibisholo, ziseduze kangangokuthi noma yimuphi umkhumbi ozama ukugwema u-Charybdis wagcina edlula eduze kakhulu nalesi silo futhi imiphumela yaba yimbi kakhulu.
4. Isishingishane
Ukukhuluma ngeSiphepho sisho izindaba ezinhle ngaphakathi kwezinganekwane zamaGreki. Njengoba sibhekwa njengesamuntu samandla entaba-mlilo, iSiphepho saphinde sachazwa njengesinye sezilo ezibulala kakhulu ezinganekwaneni zamaGreki, ngisho nabaningi abalokotha ukusichaza njengesibulala kakhulu kuzo zonke izidalwa ezikhona.
Isishingishane sasinohhafu womzimba wakhe usesimweni somuntu futhi ukuphakama kwakhe okukhulu kwagqanyiswa, kangangokuthi kuthiwa wayemkhulu njengezinkanyezi. Izandla zakhe zafinyelela empumalanga nasentshonalanga. Uma kukhona okwesabekayo ngoTyphon kwakungamakhulu amakhanda kadrako aphuma entanyeni nasemahlombe akhe, amenza abukeke ethusayo ngempela.
5. I-Ophiotaurus
Esinye sezilwane zasenganekwaneni zamaGreki ezibaluleke kakhulu emlandweni kwakungu-Ophiotaurus, isidalwa esadonsa ukunaka ngokuyinhloko ngenxa yencazelo yaso engokomzimba. Ezindabeni eziningi kuthiwa yayinengxenye emise okwenkunzi kanti elinye ihlombe layo kwakuyinyoka. Kwakunenkolelo yokuthi izibilini zabo zazinikeza amandla okunqoba onkulunkulu kunoma ubani owabashisa.
Umlando ubika ukuthi lesi sidalwa saseGreece sabulawa omunye wabasekeli beTitans owayenethemba lokudela izibilini zaso enkambisweni eyayiyoqinisekisa ukunqoba kuZeus. Nokho, ukhozi olwaluthunywe uZeus lwawantshontsha, lwabhuntshisa leli cebo.
6.lamia
Izinganekwane eziningi zikhuluma ngalesi sidalwa ezinganekwaneni zamaGreki. Kwaze kwashiwo ukuthi uLamia, ngaphambi kokuba abe yisilo esisabekayo, wayenowesifazane okhangayo nohehayo. Wayeyindlovukazi enhle yaseLibya, owagcina esephenduke idimoni elidla izingane.
Kwezinye izinganekwane uvezwa njengomthandi kankulunkulu uZeus, oholela umkaZeus onomona, okuthiwa uHera, ukuba abulale ngayinye yezingane zikaLamia, ngaphandle kukaScylla, naye oqalekisiwe. UmkaZeus akanelisekile ngokubulala izingane zikaLamia, kodwa futhi umenza isilo esizingela futhi sishwabadele izingane zabanye.
7. Amafutha
Esinye sezidalwa ezesabekayo nezesabekayo ezivela ezindabeni zezinganekwane zamaGreki zibizwa ngokuthi ama-Grayas noma ama-Greas. Kwakungodade abathathu, ukusho izalukazi ezintathu eziqondile, ezethula ukubukeka okubi ngempela. Lesi silwane sasineso elilodwa nezinyo linye, ababehlangene bobathathu.
Odade bakwaGreas banomthwalo wemfanelo, phakathi kwezinye izinto, wokuqapha amaGorgons. AmaGreas ayengaziwa kahle ngobuhle bawo, kodwa ngaphezu kwalokho amagama awo abuye adlulisa ukwesaba nokwesaba. Ngokwezinganekwane zamaGreki, lab’ odade bathola amagama alandelayo:
* UDino: Bekuwukwesaba, okwandulela ukwesabeka
* U-Enio: Wenze samuntu ukwesabeka nokucekelwa phansi kwamadolobha
* UPemphredo: Kwakuyi-alamu
8.echidna
Lesi sidalwa esesabekayo esivela ezinganekwaneni zamaGreki sibangela umthelela ngenxa yokubukeka kwayo ngokomzimba. Ngokwenganekwane, ingxenye yomzimba wakhe yayisesimweni sowesifazane, kanti enye yayiyinyoka. U-Echidna wabuye waziwa ngokuthi “umama wazo zonke izilo” ngenxa yokuthi izilo eziningi zezinganekwane zamaGreki zazichazwa njengenzalo yakhe.
Amandla amaningi akhethekile nezimfanelo kuthiwa abangelwa yilesi sidalwa, kodwa mhlawumbe elinye lamakhono aso amakhulu kwaba ikhono lokukhiqiza ushevu obulalayo obungadala ubuhlanya. Udume nangobudlelwano bakhe bothando noTyphon.
9. Ingonyama yaseNemean
Kwakunezilwane eziningi zasenganekwaneni zamaGreki ezazibangela ukwesaba, kodwa mhlawumbe esinye sezithombe ezaziwa kakhulu kwakuyibhubesi laseNemea. Lesi silwane esisabekayo sasihlala eNemea futhi sagcina sibulewe uHercules. Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi lesi silwane sasingenakunqotshwa izikhali ezibulalayo, ezingeke zidale noma yimuphi umonakalo ngoba uboya baso obusagolide babuvikelekile ekuhlaselweni.
Yayinezikhali ezinkulu zokuzivikela, ngokwesibonelo izinzipho zayo, ezazibukhali kakhulu, zibukhali kunezinkemba ezifayo. Ibhubesi laseNemea lalinamandla okunqamula noma yiziphi izikhali. Ukuze abulale lesi sidalwa, uHeracles kwakudingeka asiklinywe ngosizo lwezandla zakhe.
10. I-Sphinx
I-Sphinx yayibhekwa ngokuyinhloko njengesilo esixhumene nobudlova kanye nebika elibi. Ezimweni eziningi wawumelelwe ubuso bowesifazane, umzimba wengonyama namaphiko enyoni. Inguqulo yesiGreki yalesi sidalwa okuthiwa i-Sphinx ibhekwa njengenkohliso futhi inonya.
Kuthiwa labo abahluleka ukuphendula imfumbe yakhe babhekana nesiphetho esivamile ezindabeni zezinganekwane ezinjalo, ngenxa yokubulawa nokushwabadelwa yilesi silo esabisayo. Ukuchazwa kwayo kumenza abukeke ephaphathekile, umlomo ugcwele ushevu, amehlo akhe njengamalahle avuthayo, futhi amaphiko akhe ayehlale egcwele igazi.
11. Erinyes
Ngaphakathi kwezinganekwane zamaGreki, ama-Erinyes ayechazwa njengonkulunkulu besifazane abahlobene nokuziphindiselela. Babenomsebenzi wokushushisa labo ababenecala ngobugebengu obuthile noma ubugebengu. Ukuhunyushwa kwegama labo kusho ngokuqondile ukuthi "abaphindiseli" futhi kwaba kulo msebenzi lapho lezi zithixo zesifazane zokuziphindiselela zanikezelwa khona.
Abakwa-Erinye babephethe ukunikeza isijeziso kunoma ubani owenze uhlobo oluthile lobugebengu noma izifungo ezingamanga. Futhi benza ngokumelene nalabo abenze isenzo esibi noma abasho okuthile ngokumelene nomunye wonkulunkulu. Baba omunye wemifanekiso enethonya elikhulu ezinganekwaneni zamaGreki.
12. I-Charybdis
Akuyona imfihlo kunoma ubani ukuthi phakathi kwezinganekwane zamaGreki sithola ukuba khona kwezilwane eziningi ezibukeka zisabekayo. Kulokhu sifuna ukukhuluma nawe nge-Charybdis, echazwa njengesilwane esisabekayo solwandle. Uyindodana kaPoseidon noGaia, phakathi kwamakhono akhe amangalisayo kwakuyikhono lokugwinya amanzi amaningi kathathu ngosuku futhi awabuyisele izikhathi eziningi, ngaleyo ndlela athathe isimo se-whirlpool eshwabadela noma yini eyayingase ifinyeleleke.
Ubuso balesi silwane babungumlomo wonke, owawuvame ukugwinya amanzi amaningi usuku ngalunye. Izingalo nemilenze yakhe kwakungamaphiko. Ngemva kokugwinya amanzi amaningi nokubhodla futhi, kwabangela izivunguvungu ezishaqisayo, ezikwazi ukucwilisa imikhumbi emikhulukazi. Cishe njalo uvezwa ngakolunye uhlangothi lwesiteshi esincane esivela ku-Scylla.
13. Amahabhu
Impela uzwile ngamahabhu. Ezinganekwaneni zamaGreki, lezi zibalo zazichazwa njengamademoni asabekayo. Badla isidumbu senyoni edla inyama, kanti ubuso babo bungobowesifazane. Ngokwalokho okushiwo ezinganekwaneni zamaGreki, ngesikhathi bedalwa, babengonkulunkulukazi abakhangayo nobuhle obukhulu, kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi baba amademoni, amanqe akwazi ukuthakatha ngemiculo emilingo.
Cishe njalo amahabhu ayephethe ukweba ukudla kwezisulu, ngaphezu kokuholela abenzi bobubi kuma-Erinnye. Igama lala madimoni ngokwezwi nezwi lisho ukuthi "lokho okuhlwithayo". UZeus wayevame ukuzisebenzisa njengendlela yokujezisa noma yokuhlukumeza.
14. I-Satyr
Esinye sezidalwa ezazithandwa kakhulu ezinganekwaneni zamaGreki kwakubizwa ngokuthi ama-satyr, cishe njalo achazwa ngokuthi anesimo esinjengeyembuzi, njengama-backquarters nezimpondo. Bavame ukuvezwa bedlala umtshingo, bephethe izinkomishi zewayini, futhi bekhonza unkulunkulu uDionysus. Bahlanganisa ingqikithi yokuphila ukuphila ngaphandle kokukhathazeka, kuyilapho benza umculo futhi bephuza yonke into ekucasulayo.
15. Imilomo
Ama-mermaids, ngaphakathi kwezinganekwane zamaGreki, ayebhekwa njengezidalwa eziyingozi kakhulu. Babevame ukuheha amatilosi aseduze ngomculo wabo omnandi namazwi amnandi. Ngemva kokuba bekwazile ukuyenga amatilosi ngezintelezi zabo, bagcina sebebahudula bashona.
Uma kukhulunywa ngama-mermaids, umuntu cishe njalo unomfanekiso wesigamu somuntu nengxenye yenhlanzi, nokho izinhlabamkhosi zamaGreki azizange zibonise leso sici somzimba esifanayo, ngaphezu kokuziphatha ngendlela ehluke kakhulu. Izinsimbi zamaGreki zaziyizidalwa ezifana nama-nymphs.
Babehlala olwandle, eduze kwaseSicily. Ukubukeka kwazo kwakungagqama, ngoba zazinomzimba wenyoni kodwa ubuso bazo kwakungowesifazane, ngakho zazingenamaphiko, kodwa zazinamaphiko okukwazi ukundiza. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi bathathwa njengezidalwa ezinemisila yezinhlanzi. Isici sabo esiyinhloko kwakuyizwi labo elimnandi nelimnandi, ababebamba ngalo amatilosi bese bewabulala.
16. UGriffin
Izinganekwane zamaGreki zazihlanganisa izinganekwane zonkulunkulu, amaqhawe, nenqwaba yezidalwa zasenganekwaneni. Ukulandisa kwaqondisa futhi kwakhuthaza iningi labantu baseGreece, futhi izibalo zathola incazelo engokomfanekiso ngokusebenzisa abezindaba nesikhathi.
Nokho, iqiniso mayelana nompompi lalihluke kakhulu. Umlando uthi izinganekwane mayelana namagriffin zalethwa eGreece ngabahwebi abathile ababebuya e-Asia's Silk Road. Ama-Griffin achazwa njengezidalwa ezifanekiselwa ikhanda lokhozi nomzimba wengonyama.
Isikhathi esiningi babebonakala ngamaphiko, nokho lokhu kwakungenjalo ngaso sonke isikhathi. Futhi babenezindlebe ezicijile nezinzipho zangaphambili. Ngokwenkolelo yamaGreki, lezi zilwane zazihaha, ziqongelela futhi ziqapha igolide njengamadragoni.
Masikhumbule ukuthi kokubili ukhozi nebhubesi kwakubhekwa amaGreki asendulo njengezilwane ezimbili ezinethonya elikhulu emlandweni, aze abone njengamakhosi emibuso yawo. Ama-griffin, ngokuhlanganisa zombili izilwane, aba izidalwa ezinamandla amakhulu nokubusa ngaleso sikhathi.
17. I-Chimera
Kunezilwane eziningi zezinganekwane zamaGreki nezidalwa ezingaqondakali ezivela ezinganekwaneni zesiko lamaGreki. Kufanele kukhulunywe ngokukhethekile ngeChimera, echazwa njengowesifazane onyanyekayo waseLycia e-Asia Minor owayenekhono lokuphefumula umlilo.
Lesi sidalwa esimangalisayo sakhiwe izingxenye eziningana, ikakhulukazi izilwane ezintathu: ibhubesi, inyoka nembuzi. Abaningi basebenzisa igama elithi chimera ukuze babhekisele kunoma yisiphi isilwane senganekwane noma inganekwane enezingxenye ezithathwe ezilwaneni eziningi. Iqiniso liwukuthi waba omunye wabalingiswa abayizifanekiselo kakhulu ezinganekwaneni zamaGreki futhi waba nethonya elikhulu.
18. Ama-Cyclops
Ezinganekwaneni zamaGreki singathola izidalwa ezingenakubalwa kanye nezidalwa ezingaphezu kwemvelo ezibangela umthelela omkhulu, isibonelo amaCyclops. Bachazwa njengemidondoshiya eneso elilodwa. Baphinde badonsela ukunakekela ngezimfanelo zabo, kuhlanganise namandla amangalisayo ababenawo. Asikwazi ukukhohlwa ukuthi amaCyclopes ayenenkani futhi eshesha ngokomzwelo.
Isici esiphawuleka kakhulu salezi zidalwa kwakuyiso lazo elilodwa, elalibonakala ngobukhulu futhi limaphakathi nebunzi lazo. Kukholakala ukuthi iso elilodwa le-Cyclops liphethe izimfihlakalo ezinkulu namandla akhethekile, kwaze kwashiwo ukuthi i-Cyclops ikwazi ukuhlakaza cishe noma yini ngokusebenzisa ukubuka kwayo.
I-19. Hydra
Kungenzeka ukuthi kunzima ukuthola isidalwa esesabekayo futhi esabeka njengeHydra. Ngokwezinganekwane zamaGreki, kwakuyinyoka enkulu ngokumangalisayo eyayihlala emanzini. Phakathi kwezici zayo eziyinhloko, ukuphefumula kwayo okunobuthi kungagqanyiswa, ngaphezu kokuba namakhanda angaphezu kwelilodwa. Le nyoka ihlala ekujuleni kwechibi legama elifanayo, eduze kwaseNauplia, eGulf of Argolis.
Ngaphandle kokungabaza, iHydra ibhekwa njengesinye sezilo ezigqama kakhulu emlandweni wamaGreki. Yayinamakhanda amaningi futhi njalo lapho othile ezilokotha ukusika elilodwa lawo, kuthiwa kwakuphuma okungenani amakhanda amabili amasha esiphunzini. Wayenobuntu obungathandeki obufanelana ngokuphelele nokubukeka kwakhe okubi.
20. Gorgon
Ezinganekwaneni zezinganekwane zamaGreki singathola ubukhona bezilwane eziningi ezesabekayo nezidalwa, kodwa mhlawumbe ama-gorgon angenye yezidume kakhulu nezifanekiselo. Lapho kukhulunywa ngama-gorgon, kukhulunywa ngodade abathathu, owaziwa kakhulu ukuthi, ngokunengqondo, iMedusa, i-gorgon etholwe nguPerseus.
Isiko liye laqinisekisa ukuthi ama-gorgon azalwa njengezilo, ngisho nalapho igama elithi Gorgon lihunyushwa, singaqaphela ukuthi lisho ukwesaba noma okubi. Kwakungabesifazane abade kakhulu futhi benekhanda elimangalisayo neliyindilinga. Kula makhanda kwaphuma amazinyo ezingulube, ngaphezu kokuba nezandla zethusi.
Ama-gorgon amathathu adlala indima ebalulekile ezinganekwaneni zamaGreki, kodwa iMedusa yaba i-gorgon ethandwa kakhulu ezinganekwaneni. Wayengeyena nje igorha elalingafa kulaba abathathu, kodwa wayenezinyoka zoboya futhi ngokubuka kwakhe okunamandla wayekwazi ukujikisa noma ubani amatshe.
21. Minotaur
Omunye wabalingiswa abathusa kakhulu abavela ezinganekwaneni zamaGreki kwakunguMinotaur. Wayenesimo esifana nesomuntu, kodwa ikhanda lakhe lalingelenkunzi. Kukholakala ukuthi yazalwa kusukela inyunyana indlovukazi Cretan Pasiphae kanye fabulous inkunzi emhlophe ukuthi Poseidon ayinike umyeni wakhe, iNkosi Minos.
Ezindabeni zamaGreki kubonakala njengesilwane esiyingozi kakhulu, esasinamandla amangalisayo nobudlova. Wahlala enkabeni yeLabyrinth, okwakuyisakhiwo esaklanywa uDaedalus nendodana yakhe u-Icarus ngomyalo weNkosi uMinos waseKrethe. Lesi sidalwa esisabekayo ekugcineni sabulawa iqhawe lase-Athene uTheus.
22. I-Centaur
Impela ziningi izindaba ezikhuluma ngama-Centaurs, nakuba kungenzeki ukuthi kuqinisekiswe ukuthi iyiphi eyiqiniso. Iqiniso liwukuthi ama-centaurs adlala indima ebalulekile ezindabeni zamaGreki asendulo futhi waba esinye sezidalwa zezinganekwane ezinomthelela omkhulu kakhulu.
Ama-centaurs ayebhekwa njengezidalwa ezibukeka ziyinqaba nezingaqondakali. Babenomzimba ofana nowanoma yimuphi umuntu, ikakhulukazi ikhanda nomzimba wabo, nokho ukubukeka kwabo ngokomzimba kwakuhluke kakhulu kusukela phakathi nokhalo kuya phansi. Wabonakala esesimweni sehhashi. I-Centaurs yayinezitho eziyisithupha, izandla ezimbili, nemilenze emine.
Ngaphakathi kwezinganekwane zamaGreki, ama-centaur amaningi ayenedumela elibi, ngoba ayebhekwa njengabashisekeli bewayini. Lokho kwabaholela ekubeni babe abantu abangaziphathi kahle, abahlubukayo, kodwa ngaphezu kwakho konke abanolaka nabanobudlova, ababehlale bekulungele ukulwa.
Ngenkathi ama-centaur amaningi eshiwo ngaphakathi kwezinganekwane zamaGreki, enye edume kakhulu futhi ethandwa kakhulu yiChiron. Ama-centaur amaningi achazwa njengabalandeli bakaDionysus abaxokozelayo, uChiron wayedume ngobuhlakani bakhe nokufundisa amaqhawe angamaGreki afana noHeracles no-Achilles.
23. Pegasus
Esinye sezidalwa ezidume kakhulu ezinganekwaneni zamaGreki kwakunguPegasus, ihhashi elibabazekayo nelinamandla, umfowabo kaChrysaor. Leli hhashi lalinezici ezinhle kakhulu, enye yazo yayihlobene namaphiko alo. Nakuba kuyiqiniso ukuthi yayinamaphiko okuhamba emoyeni, kodwa lapho indiza yayibuye inyakazise imilenze yayo sengathi igijima emoyeni.
Igama lalesi sidalwa livela egameni elithi Pagé, elisho "intwasahlobo" ngesiGreki. Ezinganekwaneni zamaGreki, kuthiwa leli hhashi kwakungenakwenzeka ukulithambisa, ngaphandle nje kokuba lalinomlingiswa omkhulu, okwakwenza kube inselele kulabo ababefisa ukulilawula. Lesi sidalwa futhi sasinamandla okuvela emanzini noma kuphi lapho sidlula khona.
Zibuke manje kuvidiyo
Siyazi ukuthi usithandile lesi sihloko mayelana nezilwane zasenganekwaneni zamaGreki kanye nezidalwa ezihlaba umxhwele kakhulu zalesi siko. Ngaleso sizathu, sikushiya nevidiyo ethokozisayo okufanele uyiqedele, lapho uzokwazi ukwazisa ngokuningiliziwe ngayinye yalezi zidalwa, izici zazo nomlando.
Ungase futhi ube nentshisekelo ezihlokweni ezilandelayo: