The Education of Achilles, by Bénigne Gagneraux (1785). Source: Bénigne Gagneraux on Wikimedia Commons/public domain In the Iliad, Homer calls Chiron the "wisest and justest of all the centaurs ...

Discovered in the 1970s, Chiron is a comet that was first identified as an asteroid and named after a famed centaur in Greek mythology. Chiron’s story is one full of emotional and physical ...

Just its namesake’s mythology alludes to, Chiron represents the deep sources of pain, suffering, and wounding in our life. It’s our soft spot; the part of us that feels wounded, sensitive, and ...

Originally classified as an asteroid, Chiron is now considered a minor planetary body, asteroid, or comet. The namesake for this space rock comes from a centaur in Greek mythology.

Discovered in the 1970s, Chiron is a comet that was first identified as an asteroid and named after a famed centaur in Greek mythology. Chiron’s story is one full of emotional and physical ...

What does Chiron symbolize in astrology? Named after the centaur Chiron in Greek mythology, who was known to be a great healer but when wounded, ironically, could not heal himself, the celestial ...

In Greek mythology, Chiron was a centaur and the son of Titan. He was considered “the wisest and most just of his brethren,” meaning he was not as violent and savage as the other centaurs.