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Philyra

nature_spirit water Greek single tradition · 1

Philyra is one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water‑nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. She is a nymph associated with the sea and the freshwater realms of Greek mythology. Her role is primarily as a divine daughter of the primordial Titans.

Relationships

parent of
Chiron
co occurs with
Zeus, Chariclo, Rhea
child of
Oceanus, Tethys
consort of
Cronus

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Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Philyra (Oceanid)

Source passages

“By the Titan Cronus, Philyra was the mother of the centaur Chiron. Cronus' wife Rhea walked in on them, thereupon Cronus assumed the form of a stallion and galloped away, in order not to be caught by her, hence the half-human, half-equine shape of their offspring; this was said to have taken place on Mount Pelion. When she gave birth to her son, she was so disgusted by how he looked that she abandoned him at birth, and implored the gods to transform her into anything other than anthropomorphic a”

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