Chiron the Centaur

Chiron was a real hero, he taught numerous people in Greek history and was the most amazing centaur ever.


            Chiron Story
      Chiron was a centaur, half-man and half-horse, and the son of the Titan, Kronos.  Chiron, the only immortal centaur, unlike other centaurs who are from Ixion, was among the gentlest, wisest, and most brilliant of creatures. Known for his goodness and wisdom, he was asked to tutor several of the greatest of Greek heroes, including Achilles, Actaeon, Asclepius, Heracles, Jason, Aeneas, and Peleus.

According to the poets, Hercules once stopped to visit Pholus. Hercules was thirsty and persuaded Pholus to open a jar of wine that belonged to the centaurs. The other centaurs smelled the wine and came running. Then, the centaurs and  Hercules started a fight. Chiron took no job in the fight but was accidentally hit by Hercules with a poison arrow.  Even though he was immortal, it caused him to live a painful life. 

                          Chiron facts

Chiron was an outcast from other centaurs because he was not a drunkard and he was wise.
Chiron was exceptionally skilled with medicines and potions.
Chiron was hit by Hercules with a poison arrow because Hercules stole wine and was trying to defend himself.
Chiron was the only immortal centaur.
Chiron taught Peleus, Achilles, Hercules and many more.
Chiron gave up his immortality to Prometheus.
Chiron made himself a centaur sacrifice so humans could keep using fire.
        Places asscociated with Chiron
Troy is asscociated with Chiron because he partially lives there. 
Mount Othrys is where his father Kronos, or Cronos, lived.
Scyros is where he taught most of his students.
                                  Chirons Powers
Chiron had more than one amazing power. His first one was being a healer, he could heal poeple, animals and gods extra fast.
Also, he had the power to be an exceptional warrior.  That is why he taught many of the greatest fighters, includin Achilles, Acteaon, and Peleus just to name a few.
His last power was being immortal.  Although many other people are immortal, he is the only immortal centaur.
                                 Modern Day Allusions to Chiron
Chiron Financial Advisors in California named their company this because of Chiron's wisdom.  There is also a character called Chiron in the movie Percy Jackson and the Olympians played by Pierce Brosnan.


                    Chiron tools and symbols
Chiron's had two main tools.  The first one was a bow n' aero, symbolizing when he was in war.  His second one was a sack of herbs and medicine symbolizing how he was a healer and could heal people super fast. 
Chiron's symbol was a K with an O attached to the bottom. Nobody knows though why this was his symbol or why it was important.
                             
Chiron Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiron
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2060_Chiron
http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Chiron.html
http://www.theoi.com/Georgikos/KentaurosKheiron.html
http://thezodiac.com/chiron2.htm
http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/greek-mythology.php?deity=CHIRON
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/113209/Chiron
http://www.stevers.com/ancientwound/myth.htm
http://intraspec.ca/chiron.php
http://www.aquarianage.org/west/planets/ch-myth1.html
http://www.evolvingdoor.ca/pegasus/folklorechiron.php

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