Centaur
From Artemis Fowl
| Artemis Fowl species | |
|---|---|
| Centaurs
| |
| Magical? | no |
| Skin color | human flesh tones |
| First appearance | Book 1 |
| Famous members | Foaly |
Centaurs are one of the eight fairy families and are a species of fairy that are half horse, half humanoid. There are fewer of them than other fairy species. They are known to be the smartest of the fairy races, but they lack magic.
[edit] Behavior
With such gifted brilliance, centaurs also have a bit of paranoia. It can get to the point were they wear tin foil hats to ward off "brain probing" magic that could steal their ideas or read their thoughts. This has been displayed by Foaly, especially in the first book. Artemis himself was fascinated by the genius of Foaly and hence the password to the Fowl computer database "CENTAUR", for the sixth's book timeframe, The Time Paradox.
Centaur culture also allows male centaurs to have more than one wife. While it is said that this is part of the culture, some wives or husbands remain single or as only one couple.
[edit] Notable Centaurs
The following are the only centaurs mentioned in the series.
- Foaly - LEP's "underestimated" technology wiz
- Caballine - became married to Foaly during the time Artemis Fowl II was in Limbo
| Fairies | |
| The Eight Fairy Families: Elf • Pixie • Gnome • Goblin • Dwarf • Sprite • Demon • Centaur |
