Ocyrhoe
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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.
- Ocyrrhoe, one of the Oceanids.
- Ocyrrhoe, a nymph. She was the mother, by Hippasus, of Charops, Socus, Apisaon, Agelaus, Pammon, and Hippomedon.
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Modern references
The Centaur (planetoid) 52872 Okyrhoe is named after this figure.
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