... > Classical Mythology and Ancient History > gods ~ classical mythology > gods of the earth and fertility ~ life in mountains and woods > centaurs > single named centaurs > (story of) Chiron > suffering, misfortune of Chiron > death of Chiron: he is mortally wounded in the knee by one of Hercules' arrows, in the latter's fight against the centaurs > Chiron is accidentally wounded during Hercules' visit to Chiron and the young Achilles