Chiron

Gentle centaur host of Heracles

Pholus was a civilised centaur who hosted Heracles on his way to capture the Erymanthian Boar — accidentally triggering a battle with the other centaurs.

Prophecy, centaurs

Centaur seer who read omens in the flight of birds and warned his kin against fighting Heracles

Centaur whose dying gift killed Heracles

Nessus was the centaur whose poisoned blood, given as a false love charm, ultimately destroyed the invincible Heracles.

Half-human, half-horse beings

A race of beings with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse. Most were wild and unruly, but the wise Chiron was the exception — teacher of heroes.

Centaur whose blood killed Heracles

Nessus was the centaur who tried to abduct Heracles' wife Deianira — and whose poisoned blood, given as a love charm, eventually killed the greatest hero.

God of medicine and healing

The legendary physician who could cure any illness and even raise the dead. Son of Apollo, his skill in medicine was so great that Zeus struck him down to preserve the natural order.

healing, nature

An Oceanid nymph who bore the centaur Chiron after Kronos mated with her in the form of a horse.

Greatest warrior of the Trojan War

The greatest warrior in the Greek army at Troy, nearly invulnerable thanks to being dipped in the River Styx as an infant — except for the heel by which his mother held him.

hybrid creatures

A creature with a human upper body and the lower body of a donkey, wilder and more brutish than centaurs

Flight, heroism

Winged divine horse born from the blood of Medusa who carried Bellerophon against the Chimaera

God of medicine who could raise the dead

The divine physician whose healing art grew so powerful that he could resurrect the dead — forcing Zeus to strike him down to preserve cosmic order.

Leader of the Argonauts, seeker of the Golden Fleece

The hero who assembled the Argonauts and sailed to Colchis in quest of the Golden Fleece. Jason's story is one of ambition, adventure, and tragic betrayal.