User talk:MilliGrams/centaur-sandbox

List of goals

 * Reorganize the sections under new headings that better describe the information
 * Reorganize the information so that all related information is together
 * Reconsider the "Origin" section in order to provide context for the reader who might have no background in mythology
 * Highlight any potential instances of original research and reach out for potential citations
 * Reorganize the article based on an inverted pyramid structure and similar articles such as brownie and kelpie

Reworking the Mythology Section
Some parts of this section are a little bit hard to follow for someone who has no background in mythology since a majority of it lists names with little context. I am going to rework it to try and add a little bit of that context and hopefully help the flow of information. --MilliGrams (talk) 23:09, 28 February 2019 (UTC)

Original Research?
The following is a sentence I removed since it didn't have a source and might fall under WP:OR. If anyone has a source for the information, please share! --MilliGrams (talk) 03:29, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
 * The centaur's half-human, half-horse composition has led many writers to treat them as liminal beings, caught between the two natures, embodied in contrasted myths, both as the embodiment of untamed nature, as in their battle with the Lapiths (their kin), or conversely as teachers, like Chiron.

I also removed the following paragraph because it didn't have proper sourcing. Please share if you have a source! --MilliGrams (talk) 19:55, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Of the various Classical Greek authors who mentioned centaurs, Pindar was the first to describe undoubtedly a combined monster. Previous authors (Homer) tend to use words such as pheres (cf. theres, "beasts") that could also mean ordinary savage men riding ordinary horses, though Homer does specifically refer to a centaur ("kentauros") in the Odyssey. Contemporaneous representations of hybrid centaurs can be found in archaic Greek art.

Updated section headings/organization
Based on the information already found in the article, I think that the following organization might give a better idea of the information present: --MilliGrams (talk) 03:56, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Mythology
 * Creation of Centaurs
 * Centauromachy
 * Etymology
 * Origin Theories
 * Variations
 * Female Centaurs
 * Indian Centaurs
 * Artistic Representations
 * Classical Art
 * Medieval Art
 * Literature
 * Modern Day