Philyra

First appears: The War of the Titans

In The War of the Titans, Philyra, daughter of Ocean, lay with Cronos after he took the shape of a horse. Their child, Cheiron, was born a centaur.

Relationship record

Life events

• Cronos lay with Philyra, and Cheiron was born as a centaur.(The War of the Titans)
  • With: Cronos Cheiron
  • “Cronos took the shape of a horse and lay with Philyra, the daughter of Ocean. Through this cause Cheiron was born a centaur”

The War of the Titans

• child: Cheiron “The author of the War of the Giants says that Cronos took the shape of a horse and lay with Philyra, the daughter of Ocean. Through this cause Cheiron was born a centaur: his wife was Chariclo.”
• parent: Ocean “The author of the War of the Giants says that Cronos took the shape of a horse and lay with Philyra, the daughter of Ocean.”
• courtship with Cronos “The author of the War of the Giants says that Cronos took the shape of a horse and lay with Philyra, the daughter of Ocean.”

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Extracted from the original text of Hesiod and Homerica. Made with Rho MD.