#Age of mythology kronos full#

Cheiron saved him from the hands of the other centaurs, who were on the point of killing him, and he also restored to him the sword which Acastus had concealed. His friendship with Peleus, who was his grandson, is particularly celebrated. 65.) All the most distinguished heroes of Grecian story are, like Achilles, described as the pupils of Cheiron in these arts. 249.) Cheiron himself had been instructed by Apollo and Artemis, and was renowned for his skill in hunting, medicine, music, gymnastics, and the art of prophecy. He lived on mount Pelion, from which he, like the other centaurs, was expelled by the Lapithae but sacrifices were offered to him there by the Magnesians until a very late period, and the family of the Cheironidae in that neighbourhood, who were distinguished for their knowledge of medicine, were regarded as his descendants. В§ 4), Cheiron was the son of Cronus and Philyra. 831.) He was the instructor of Achilles, whose father Peleus was a friend and relative of Cheiron, and received at his wedding with Thetis the heavy lance which was subsequently used by Achilles. KARYSTOS (by Khariklo) (Scholiast on Pindar's Pythian 4.181, Eustathius on Homer 281)Д¬HEIRON (CheirГґn), the wisest and justest of all the centaurs. OKYRRHOE (by Khariklo) (Ovid Metamorphoses 2.635) MELANIPPE (Euripides Melanippe Frag, Callimachus Frag, Hyginus Astronomica 2.18) THE NYMPHAI PELIONIDES (by Khariklo) (Pindar Pythian Ode 5) KRONOS & PHILYRA (Titanomachia Frag 6, Pindar Pythian Ode 3, Apollodorus 1.8, Apollonius Rhodius 2.1231, Hyginus Faulaeb 138, Hyginus Astronomica 2.38, Ovid Metamorphoses 6.126 & 7.352, Ovid Fasti 5.379, Virgil Georgics 3.92 & 3.549, Pliny Natural History 7.197) OFFSPRING Kheiron's name was derived from the Greek word for hand ( kheir) and meant something like 'skilled with the hands.' In myth it was also closely associated with the word kheirourgos 'surgeon.'

The other Kentauroi, who do not appear in Athenian drama, were depicted unclothed and with fully equine forms below the waist. This unusual form might simply reflect his appearance in Greek drama where costume-limitations required a simplication of the centaurine-form.

#Age of mythology kronos full#

In ancient Greek vase painting Kheiron was often depicted with a form quite distinct from that of the other Kentauroi-he had the full body of a man, from head to foot, with a partial horse-body attached to his rump, and was clothed in a full-length chiton and boots.

Zeus then placed him amongst the stars as the constellation Sagittarius or Centaurus. The wound, poisoned with Hydra-venom, was incurable, and suffering unbearable pain Kheiron voluntarily relinquished his immortality. The old Kentauros was accidentally wounded by Herakles when the hero was battling other members of the tribe.

Kheiron was a renowned teacher who mentored many of the greatest heroes of myth including the Argonauts Jason and Peleus, the physician Asklepios (Asclepius), the demi-god Aristaios (Aristaeus) and Akhilleus (Achilles) of Troy. The rest of the Kentauroi (Centaurs) were spawned by the cloud Nephele on the slopes of Mount Pelion in Magnesia where they were nursed by the daughters of Kheiron. When Kronos' tryst with the nymphe Philyra was interrupted by Rhea, he transformed himself into a horse to escape notice and the result was this two-formed son.

Unlike his brethren Kheiron was an immortal son of the Titan Kronos (Cronus) and a half-brother of Zeus. KHEIRON (Chiron) was eldest and wisest of the Kentauroi (Centaurs), a Thessalian tribe of half-horse men. Skilled with Hands Centaur Chiron, Athenian black-figure dinos C6th B.C., British Museum