Asbolus

This article is about the mythological figure. For other uses, see Asbolus (disambiguation).

In Greek mythology, Asbolus (Ancient Greek: Ἄσβολον or Ἄσβόλη means "sooty" or "carbon dust"[1][2]) was a centaur. He was a seer and Hesiod calls him an augur (oionistes οἰωνιστής) who read omens in the flight of birds.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ according to Dieter Koch
  2. ^ "Chiron and Friends - Asbolus".
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference springer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 185
  5. ^ Philostratus, Heroicus 19.17