Zodiac project. Sagittarius Myth The zodiacal constellation Sagittarius represents the centaur Chiron.Chiron was an exception to his race, being instead gifted in the arts and sciences and was knowledgeable and polite to humans, he was renowned for his gentleness, tutored the likes of Achilles, Jason, and Hercules. Chiron, however, was accidentally shot and wounded by Hercules. The arrow, which had been poisoned of the Lernaean Hydra, inflicted great suffering on Chiron, so badly, that even the talented physician could not cure himself. In agony, but as an immortal unable to find release in death, Chiron instead offered himself as a substitute for Prometheus. The gods had punished Prometheus for giving fire to man by chaining him to a rock. Each day an eagle would devour his liver, and each night it would grow back. Jupiter, however, had at the request of Hercules agreed to release Prometheus if a suitable substitute could be found. Chiron gave up his immortality and went to Tartarus in place of Prometheus; in recognition of his goodness, Jupiter placed him in the stars as a constellation. (en Pelion Pilio Πήλιο) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqhTCS0hVlM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=eu4cd0ixeqfw