- Information
- centaur
- LIMC headword
- Cheiron
- Son of
- π€ Cronos βπ€ Philyra (Oceanid)
- Father of
- π€ Aristaios βπ€ Endeis βπ€ Ocyrhoe (d. of Cheiron)
- Husband of
- π€ Chariclo (w. of Cheiron)
- Has children with
- π€ Chariclo (w. of Cheiron)
- Conceived at
- π Thessaly
- Belongs to
- π₯ the Centaurs
- Ruler of
- π Mount Pelion (Thessaly)
- Teacher of
- π€ Achilles βπ€ Asclepios βπ€ Jason (Argonaut) βπ€ Ocyrhoe (d. of Cheiron)
- Creates
- πΊ the Ash Spear of Achilles
- Wounded by
- π€ Heracles βπΊ the Bow of Heracles βπΊ the Poisoned Arrows of Heracles
- Dies at
- ποΈ the Cave of Cheiron
- Has post-mortem existence at
- π the Underworld
- Dwelling
- ποΈ the Cave of Cheiron
- Related Entities
- π€ Acastos βπ€ Achilles βπ€ Actaion βπ€ Agrios (Centaur) βπ€ Aison βπ€ Amphitrite βπ€ Anchios βπ€ Aphrodite βπ€ Apollo βπ€ Ares βπ€ Aristaios βπ€ Artemis βπ€ Asclepios βπ€ Athena βπ€ Calliope (Muse) βπ₯ the Centaurs βπ₯ the Charites βπ€ Cleio (Muse) βπ€ Cronos βπ€ Deidameia (of Scyros) βπ€ Demeter βπ€ Dionysos βπ€ Doris (Oceanid) βπ€ Elatos (Centaur) βπ€ Endeis βπ€ Erato (Muse) βπ€ Eris βπ€ Euterpe βπ€ Hera βπ€ Hestia βπ€ Oceanos (Titan) βπ€ Poseidon βπ€ Tethys βπ€ Themis βπ€ Zeus βπ the Underworld βπ€ Hephaistos βπ€ Heracles βπ€ Hermes βπ€ Iris βπ€ Jason (Argonaut) βπ€ Ourania (Muse) βπ€ Peleus βπ€ Pelias (Thessalian) βπ₯ the Horai βπ₯ the Muses βπ€ Philyra (Oceanid) βπ€ Phoinix (Dolopian) βπ€ Pholos (centaur I) βπ€ Polymnia βπ€ Prometheus (fire-stealer) βπ€ Leto βπ€ Ligyron (alt. Achilles) βπ€ Maia βπ€ Medos (s. of Medeia) βπ€ Melampous βπ€ Melpomene βπ₯ the Moirai βπ₯ the Nereids βπ€ Nereus βπ€ Nessos βπ€ Odysseus βπ€ Terpsichore βπ€ Thaleia (Muse) βπ€ Thetis βπΊ the Bow of Heracles βπΊ the Poisoned Arrows of Heracles βπ₯ the Lapiths βπΊ the Golden Apple βπΊ the Ash Spear of Achilles βπ River Scamandros (Troad) βπΊ the Second Armour of Achilles βπ Magnesia (Thessaly) βπ Scyros (island) βπ Libya (region) βπ Malea (Arcadia) βπ Mount Pelion (Thessaly) βπ Mount Caucasos (Pontos) βπ Thessaly βπ Iolcos (Thessaly) βπ Aigina (island) βπ€ the Caucasian Eagle βπ₯ the Dogs of Actaion βποΈ the Cave of Cheiron βπ€ Cyrene (eponym) βπ River Anigros (Elis) βπ€ Chariclo (w. of Cheiron) ββ³ the Wedding of Peleus and Thetis βπ Lacereia (Thessaly) βπΊ the Sword of Daidalos βπ€ Ocyrhoe (d. of Cheiron) βπ€ Eurytion (Arcadian Centaur)
- Mentioned by
- π Apollodoros, Library 2.5.4βπ Apollodoros, Library 2.5.11βπ Apollodoros, Library 1.2.4βπ Apollodoros, Library 3.4.4βπ Apollodoros, Library 3.10.3βπ Apollodoros, Library 3.13.3βπ Apollodoros, Library 3.13.5βπ Apollodoros, Library 3.13.6βπ Apollodoros, Library 3.13.8βπ Lycophron, Alexandra 1189-1213βπ Pausanias 3.18.12βπ Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 36 Mostβπ Homer, Iliad 4.192-4.219βπ Homer, Iliad 16.139-16.144βπ Homer, Iliad 11.823-11.836βπ Pausanias 5.5.8-5.5.10βπ Pausanias 5.19.7-5.19.10βπ Hesiod, Theogony 992-1002βπ Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 155 Mostβπ Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 162 Mostβπ Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 163 Mostβπ Eumelos, Titanomachy fr. 12 Westβπ Eumelos, Titanomachy fr. 13 Westβπ Cypria fr. 4 Westβπ Cypria Argumentum 1 Westβπ Bacchylides, Dithyrambs 27βπ Bacchylides fr. 45βπ Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 8.1 MacLeodβπ Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 26.1 MacLeodβπ Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 99-152βπ Ps-Lucian, The Cynic 15βπ Pindar, Pythian 3 1-46βπ Pindar, Pythian 3 47-67βπ Pindar, Pythian 4 101-123βπ Pindar, Pythian 6 19-42βπ Pindar, Pythian 9 1-70βπ Pindar, Nemean 3 43-63βπ Pindar, Nemean 4 44-72βπ Pindar, Isthmian 8 16-48βπ Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.104-6.128βπ Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.531-2.632βπ Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.633-2.675βπ Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.676-2.707βπ D-Scholia, Iliad 16.14βπ D-Scholia, Iliad 16.140βπ D-Scholia, Iliad 16.36βπ Vergil, Georgics 3.531-3.566βπ Diodoros, Library 6.6.1-6.7.4βπ Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 38
- Mentioned in Text
- Apollodoros, LibraryβHomer, IliadβHesiod, TheogonyβLycophron, Alexandraβ CypriaβPausaniasβHesiod, EhoiaiβEumelos, TitanomachyβBacchylidesβLucian, Dialogues of the DeadβCallimachus, Hymn to DelosβPs-Lucian, The CynicβPindar, Pythian 3βPindar, Pythian 4βBacchylides, DithyrambsβPindar, Pythian 6βPindar, Pythian 9βPindar, Nemean 3βPindar, Nemean 4βPindar, Isthmian 8βDiodoros, LibraryβAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesβD-Scholia, IliadβOvid, MetamorphosesβVergil, Georgics
- Mentioned in citation of
- π Lycophron, Alexandra 168-201βπ Philostephanos FHG fr. 35βπ Cypria fr. 3 Daviesβπ Nicander, Heteroeumena fr. 42 Gow-Scholfield
- Depictions
- π¨ Attic Black-Figure Krater by Cleitias (Florence 4209; Beazley 300000; LIMC Antenor I 2)βπ¨ Etruscan Bronze and Ivory Chariot (Met 03.23.1; LIMC Achle 100)βπ¨ Wall Paintings from Tempio dβIside VIII 7, 28, Pompeii (MANN 9379; PALP r8-i7-p28-space-8)βπ¨ Wall Paintings from Casa di Marcus Lucretius IX 3, 5.24, Pompeii (PALP r9-i3-p5-space-4)βπ¨ Wall Paintings from Casa di Achille IX 5, 1-3, Pompeii (MANN 116085; PALP r9-i5-p2-space-u)βπ¨ Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling IX 5, 6.17, Pompeii (PALP r9-i5-p6-space-g)βπ¨ Wall Paintings from Casa della Regina Carolina VIII 3, 14, Pompeii (PALP r8-i3-p14-space-10)βπ¨ Mosaics from Casa di Apollo VI 7, 23, Pompeii (MANN 10006; PALP r6-i7-p23-space-24)βπ¨ Wall painting from the Basilica, Herculaneum (MANN 9109)βπ¨ Wall painting from Masseria d'Irace(?), Pompeii (PAH I 161-2)βπ¨ Wall painting from Insula Occidentalis, 10, Pompeii (MANN 8846)
- Reported depictions
- πΊ the Tapestry of Arachne βπ¨ Wooden Chest of Cypselos (LIMC Achilleus 205)βπ¨ Throne of Apollo at Amyclai (LIMC Acheloos 219)