And so the story of Chiron is the story of how we might be able to cope with the psychological distress and ineluctable ...

In mythology, however, Chiron holds much history and wisdom. A centaur who was abandoned at birth by his mother, Chiron grew into adulthood feeling unloved and unwanted.

Chiron was allowed death after he gave his immortality to Prometheus, who created man and stole fire for him from Olympus. ... The other god-teachers, too, are drawn with grace and wit.