Arctus (centaur)

This article is about a centaur in Greek mythology. For other uses, see Arctus (mythology).

In Greek mythology, Arctus (Ancient Greek: Ἄρκτον, romanized: Arktos, lit. 'bear'[1]) was a centaur who fought against the Lapith spearmen.[2] His name means 'bear' in Ancient Greek.[3]

  1. ^ Henry George Liddell; Robert Scott, "ΑΡΚΤΟΣ", A Greek-English Lexicon, Perseus Digital Library.
  2. ^ Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 186
  3. ^ Henry George Liddell; Robert Scott, "ΑΡΚΤΟΣ", A Greek-English Lexicon, Perseus Digital Library.