Chiron Retrograde Natal Placements, the Wounded Healer in ... - Astrology One day, Chiron was wounded by accident by the arrow of his friend Herakles. His wound was very painful and he was begging for death, but Chiron was immortal, and even though he preferred to die and not suffer anymore, he couldn't. In the end, he gave his immortality to Prometheus, who became immortal, and finally, Chiron could pass away.