Chiron

Chiron
The Education of Achilles by Chiron, fresco from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples)
AbodeThessaly
Genealogy
ParentsCronus and Philyra
SiblingsHestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Zeus
ConsortChariclo
ChildrenHippe, Endeïs, Ocyrhoe, Carystus, Aristaeus

In Greek mythology, Chiron (/ˈkrən/ KY-rən; also Cheiron or Kheiron; Ancient Greek: Χείρων, romanizedKheírōn, lit.'hand')[1] was held to be the superlative centaur amongst his brethren since he was called the "wisest and justest of all the centaurs".[2]

  1. ^ Compare the Dactyls, "fingers", ancient masters of the art of metallurgy and magical healers.
  2. ^ Homer, Iliad 11.831