Chiron



Chiron (Χείρωνας Κένταυρος in Ancient Greek) is the centaur who lives at Camp Half-Blood. He is the immortal teacher to demigods. Though he is said to be immortal, he is not. The gods granted him the wish that he could teach half-bloods until he was no longer needed. He is the son of Kronos. The prophecy involving the 16-year-old demigod to have the power to overthrow Mount Olympus is known to him. Chiron is also known as Mr. Brunner, a wheelchair-bound Latin teacher, because he went undercover to one of Percy's schools (Yancy Academy) to teach Percy about the Greek gods. In Greek Mythology, Chiron taught many of the famous heroes such as Asclepius, Achilles, Hercules, and others. He is like a father to Annabeth, who has lived at camp longer than anyone.

[edit] History
Chiron was sired by Kronos, who was in the form of a horse at the time. His mother, Philyra abandoned him at birth because of her disgust at his appearance. Chiron is not a true centaur, as centaurs are notorious for being overly indulgent drinkers and carousers, given to violence when intoxicated, and generally uncultured delinquents, each centaur was also wild and lusty. Chiron, by contrast, was intelligent, civilized and kind. Also, true centaurs are born of sun and raincloud, and are not immortal.

Throughout the Greek age, Chiron was a known teacher of heroes, including Asclepius, Aristaeus, Ajax, Aeneas, Actaeon, Caeneus, Theseus, Achillies, Jason, Peleus, Telamon, Hercules, Oileus, and Phoenix. He supposedly died, after giving his immortality to another, and then was shot with an arrow. This account is false, as Chiron lived to Percy Jackson's time, Because he was given immortality from Zeus so he will stay alive as long as he was needed to teach heroes.