Named after the wise and healing centaur of Greek mythology, Chiron’s celestial behavior lives up to its mythical namesake, exhibiting characteristics of both asteroids and comets. Key ...

Chiron: Centaur Mentor of the Argonauts in God of ... A foster child of the god Apollo, Chiron is known in the Greek myths for being a trainer of heroes, having trained several of the Argonauts.

Centaurs - half horse, half human - are attacking the Lapiths, who are a legendary Greek people. According to the story, the Lapiths made the mistake of giving the Centaurs wine at the marriage ...