Ocyrhoe

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In Greek mythology, Ocyrhoe or Ocyrrhoe is the name of three characters.

1. Ocyrhoe was a daughter of Chiron and Chariclo. Apollo turned her into a horse because she was an excellent prophetess. ^[1]

The Centaur (planetoid) 52872 Okyrhoe is named after this figure.

2. Ocyrrhoe, one of the Oceanids. ^[2]

3. Ocyrrhoe, a nymph. She was the mother, by Hippasus, of Charops, Socus, Apisaon, Agelaus, Pammon, and Hippomedon. ^[3]

[edit] References

1. ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses II, 633
2. ^ Hesiod, Theogony
3. ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy