Centaur (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Centaur" in English language version.

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archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

Art of the first cities : the third millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus. Metropolitan Museum of Art. pp. 239–246.
Arthur Fox-Davies, A Complete Guide to Heraldry, T.C. and E.C. Jack, London, 1909, p 228.
Upton, Nicholas (1654). Libellus de Officio Militari. London: H. K. Causton. p. 144. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
Brunet, Alexander (1839). The Regal Armorie of Great Britain. London: Typis Rogeri Norton, impensis Johannis Martin, & Jacobi Allestrye. p. 129. Retrieved March 30, 2026.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Ameri, Marta; Costello, Sarah Kielt; Jamison, Gregg; Scott, Sarah Jarmer (2018). Seals and Sealing in the Ancient World: Case Studies from the Near East, Egypt, the Aegean, and South Asia. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108168694.
Martin Nilsson (2023). The Mycenaean Origin of Greek Mythology. University of California Press. p. 158. ISBN 9780520335899.

britannica.com (Global: 37^th place; English: 64^th place)

"Chiron | Greek mythology | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.

britishmuseum.org (Global: 1,421^st place; English: 1,087^th place)

British Museum, 1816,0610.15.

davidrumsey.com (Global: low place; English: 7,147^th place)

Largest Early World Map - Monte's 10 ft. Planisphere of 1587 Archived April 7, 2020, at the Wayback Machine. David Rumsey Map Collection. November 26, 2017. Close-up of 1st image Archived May 22, 2024, at the Wayback Machine, Close-up of 2nd image Archived May 22, 2024, at the Wayback Machine.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. “centaur (n.),” revised 2016, accessed March 2026, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/5250535095.
Scobie, Alex (1978). "The Origins of 'Centaurs'". Folklore. 89 (2): 142–147. doi:10.1080/0015587X.1978.9716101. Scobie quotes Nilsson, Martin P. (1955). Geschichte der griechischen Religion. Die Etymologie und die Deutung der Ursprungs sind unsicher und mögen auf sich beruhen
Nash, Harvey (June 1984). "The Centaur's Origin: A Psychological Perspective". The Classical World. 77 (5): 273–291. doi:10.2307/4349592. JSTOR 4349592.
Lawrence, Elizabeth Atwood (1994). "The Centaur: Its History and Meaning in Human Culture". Journal of Popular Culture. 27 (4): 58. doi:10.1111/j.0022-3840.1994.2704_57.x.

google.com (Global: 109^th place; English: 87^th place)

Gough, Edward W. (1885). The Royal Horse Book: "Centaur;" or The "Turn Out". p. 14.

harappa.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Indus Cylinder Seals". Harappa.com. May 4, 2016. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2019.

jstor.org (Global: 23^rd place; English: 15^th place)

Nash, Harvey (June 1984). "The Centaur's Origin: A Psychological Perspective". The Classical World. 77 (5): 273–291. doi:10.2307/4349592. JSTOR 4349592.

merriam-webster.com (Global: 425^th place; English: 373^rd place)

"Definition of centaur by Merriam-Webster". merriam-webster.com. Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Archived from the original on June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.

metmuseum.org (Global: 854^th place; English: 646^th place)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 39.11.10.
"Bronze man and centaur". The MET. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2019.

thefreedictionary.com (Global: 1,251^st place; English: 1,161^st place)

For Collins English Dictionary: "sagittary." Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014. 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. HarperCollins Publishers September 1, 2019, https://www.thefreedictionary.com/sagittary Archived September 2, 2019, at the Wayback Machine

theoi.com (Global: 1,646^th place; English: 3,078^th place)

Alexander, Jonathan. "Tzetzes, Chiliades 9". Theoi.com. Theoi Project. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
"CYPRIAN CENTAURS (Kentauroi Kyprioi) - Half-Horse Men of Greek Mythology". www.theoi.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
"LAMIAN PHERES - Centaurs of Dionysus in Greek Mythology". www.theoi.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2016.

tufts.edu (Global: 192^nd place; English: 165^th place)

perseus.tufts.edu

Lucretius, On the Nature of Things, book V, translated by William Ellery Leonard, 1916 (The Perseus Project.) Retrieved July 27, 2008.

utk.edu (Global: 5,670^th place; English: 3,534^th place)

notes.utk.edu

Anderson, Maggie (August 26, 2004). "Library hails centaur's 10th anniversary". The Daily Beacon. Vol. 97, no. 8. Archived from the original on September 20, 2007. Retrieved September 21, 2006.

virginia.edu (Global: 1,203^rd place; English: 734^th place)

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Chase, Stuart. "Chapter IV: The Six Hundred". Mexico: A Study of Two Americas. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2006 – via University of Virginia Hypertexts.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

For Collins English Dictionary: "sagittary." Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014. 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. HarperCollins Publishers September 1, 2019, https://www.thefreedictionary.com/sagittary Archived September 2, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
"Definition of centaur by Merriam-Webster". merriam-webster.com. Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Archived from the original on June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
Alexander, Jonathan. "Tzetzes, Chiliades 9". Theoi.com. Theoi Project. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
"CYPRIAN CENTAURS (Kentauroi Kyprioi) - Half-Horse Men of Greek Mythology". www.theoi.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
"LAMIAN PHERES - Centaurs of Dionysus in Greek Mythology". www.theoi.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
"Chiron | Greek mythology | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
Chase, Stuart. "Chapter IV: The Six Hundred". Mexico: A Study of Two Americas. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2006 – via University of Virginia Hypertexts.
"Indus Cylinder Seals". Harappa.com. May 4, 2016. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
"Bronze man and centaur". The MET. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
Anderson, Maggie (August 26, 2004). "Library hails centaur's 10th anniversary". The Daily Beacon. Vol. 97, no. 8. Archived from the original on September 20, 2007. Retrieved September 21, 2006.
Largest Early World Map - Monte's 10 ft. Planisphere of 1587 Archived April 7, 2020, at the Wayback Machine. David Rumsey Map Collection. November 26, 2017. Close-up of 1st image Archived May 22, 2024, at the Wayback Machine, Close-up of 2nd image Archived May 22, 2024, at the Wayback Machine.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC: illustration Archived January 9, 2021, at the Wayback Machine.

wga.hu (Global: 5,073^rd place; English: 6,547^th place)

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC: illustration Archived January 9, 2021, at the Wayback Machine.

Centaur (English Wikipedia)

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thefreedictionary.com (Global: 1,251st place; English: 1,161st place)

theoi.com (Global: 1,646th place; English: 3,078th place)

tufts.edu (Global: 192nd place; English: 165th place)