Χείρων

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Cheiron

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4219
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11832
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16143
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19390
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

20434

Dictionary (LSJ)

Χείρων, ωνος, ὁ, Aeol. Χέρρων Alc. Supp. 8.9, Dor. and Thess. Χιρων [ῑ] IG 12(3).360 (Thera), Supp.Epigr. 1.248.6 (Thessaly, iv B.C.):— A. Cheiron, one of the Centaurs, δικαιότατος Κενταίρων Il. 11.832; son of Cronus and Philyra, Hes. Th. 1001, etc.: teacher of Achilles, Il. l. c., 16.143, 19.390; of Asclepius and Jason, Pi. N. 3.53; worshipped as the father of the Art of Medicine, Plu. 2.647a: Χείρωνος ὑποθῆκαι, title of a poem ascribed to Hes., Quint. Inst. 1.1.15, Sch. Pi. P. 6.16. II. Χείρωνος ῥίζα, = πάνακες τὸ Χειρώνειον (v. Χειρώνειος II, Nic. Th. 500.

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