Ocyrhoe’s Family Tree

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Family

• Chariclo(parent),Chiron(parent)— Marriage

  Chiron married the nymph Chariclo, who bore him the prophetic daughter Ocyrhoe on Mount Pelion.

Associated with

• Asclepius

  Chiron's daughter Ocyrhoe prophesied the future greatness of the infant Asclepius but was transformed into a mare for revealing divine secrets.

• Chariclo

  Chariclo bore the prophetic Ocyrhoe to Chiron. When Ocyrhoe revealed too much of the future, the gods transformed her into a mare to silence her prophecies.

• Chiron

  Ocyrhoe prophesied her father Chiron's fate — that he would suffer an incurable wound and wish for death, eventually surrendering his immortality. Chiron called to Apollo for help as the gods transformed his daughter into a mare.