n his treatise upon
hunting, and amount to a large number. [348][Greek: Egenonto autoi mathetai
kunegesion te, kai heteron kalon, Kephalos, Asklepios, Melanion, Nestor,
Amphiaraos, Peleus, Telamon, Meleagros, Theseus, Hippolutos, Palamedes,
Odusseus, Menestheus, Diomedes, Kastor, Poludeukes, Machaon, Podaleirios,
Antilochos, Aineias, Achilleus.] Jason is by Pindar made to say of himself,
[349][Greek: Phami didaskalian Cheironos oisein]: and the same circumstance
is mentioned in another place; [350][Greek: Kronidai de traphen Cheironi
dokan (Iasona)]. These histories could not be true of Chiron as a person:
for, unless we suppose him to have been, as the Poets would persuade us, of
a different species from the rest of mankind, it will be found impossible
for him to have had pupils in such different ages. For not only AEsculapius,
mentioned in this list, but Apollo likewise learnt of him the medicinal
arts. [351][Greek: Asklepios kai Apollon para Cheironi toi Kentauroi
iasthai didaskontai.] Xenophon indeed, who was aware of this objection,
says, that the term of Chiron's life was sufficient for the performance of
all that was attributed to him: [352][Greek: Ho Cheironos bios pasin
exerkei; Zeus gar kai Cheiron adelphoi]: but he brings nothing in proof of
what he alleges. It is moreover incredible, were we to suppose such a being
as Chiron, that he should have had pupils from so many different
[353]countries. Besides many of them, who are mentioned, were manifestly
ideal personages. For not to speak of Cephalus and Castor, Apollo was a
Deity; and AEsculapius was the [354]like: by some indeed esteemed the son of
the former; by others introduced rather as a title, and annexed to the
names of different Gods. Aristides uses it as such in his invocation of
[355]Hercules: [Greek: Io, Paian, Herakles, Asklepie]: and he also speaks
of the temple of Jupiter AEsculapius, [Greek: Dios Asklepiou neos]. It was
idle therefore in the Poets to suppose that these personages could have
been pupils to Chiron. Those that were instructed, whoever they may have
been, partook only of Chironian education; and were taught in the same kind
of academy: but not by one person, nor probably in the same place. For
there were many of these towers, where they taught astronomy, music, and
other sciences. These places were likewise courts of judicature, where
justice was administered: whence Chiron was said to have been [Greek:
philophroneon, kai dikaiotatos]: