Χείρων
Cheiron, Chiron
Translated by David Whitehead29 Apr 2003Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
A Centaur; [the one] who first discovered medical treatment with plants; [he wrote] an epic poem Advice (which he gives to Achilles); also Horse-Medicine -- hence his name Centaur.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χείρων, Κένταυρος· ὃς πρῶτος εὗρεν ἰατρικὴν διὰ βοτανῶν· Ὑποθήκας δι' ἐπῶν, ἃς ποιεῖται πρὸς Ἀχιλλέα· καὶ Ἱππιατρικόν· διὸ καὶ Κένταυρος ὠνομάσθη.
Betacode
*xei/rwn, *ke/ntauros: o(\s prw=tos eu(=ren i)atrikh\n dia\ botanw=n: *(upoqh/kas di' e)pw=n, a(\s poiei=tai pro\s *)axille/a: kai\ *(ippiatriko/n: dio\ kai\ *ke/ntauros w)noma/sqh.