Chiron
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In Greek mythology, Chiron, also Cheiron or Kheiron, was held to be the superlative centaur amongst his brethren since he was called the "wisest and justest of all the centaurs".
The Education of Achilles by Chiron, fresco from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples)
Chiron, Peleus, and infant Achilles
Peleus wrestling Thetis between Chiron and a Nereid. Side B of an Attic black-figure amphora, c. 510 BC.
Clay centaur figurine found at Lefkandi, dated to 1050–900 BC and thought to be an early representation of Chiron
Philyra (Oceanid)
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In Greek mythology, Philyra or Phillyra was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.
Chiron
…civilized, and kind because he was not related directly to the other centaurs due to his parentage. He was the son of the Titan Cronus and the Oceanid Philyra, and thus possible brother to Dolops and Aphrus, the ancestor and eponym of the Aphroi, i.e. the native Africans. Chiron lived predominantly on Mount…
Philyra e Saturno, by Parmigianino, oil on panel, 16th century
Pygmalion
Apollo and Daphne
Io changed into a cow, Mercury cuts of Argus's head