Ocyrhoe
In Greek mythology, Ocyrhoe or Ocyrrhoe refers to three characters.
- Ocyrhoe was a daughter of Chiron and Chariclo. Ocyrhoe was transformed into a horse because she told her father Chiron his exact fate. She revealed that he would forsake his immortality to be spared the agonizing pain of a serpent’s poison. For this transgression, Ocyrhoe's ability to speak was taken. One might assume that she turned into a horse because her father was a centaur, and because she had long, auburn hair.
Modern references
The Centaur (planetoid) 52872 Okyrhoe is named after this figure.
A character in The Mongoliad is named Ochyroe.
References
- ^ Hesiod. Theogony.
- ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus. The Fall of Troy.