Philyra (mythology)

Philyra ( Φιλύρα ancient Greek ) In Greek mythology, the daughter of the Titan Oceanus and mother of the famous centaur Cheiron.

Kronos fell in love with her ​​and fathered with her (in the shape of a horse, to hide his identity) the centaur Cheiron. However Philyra was so disappointed with their " freak " that she asked Zeus to be able to transform what gave this to her. So she became a lime tree.

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