1) Greek girl name 2) Mythological Greek character 
[mythology] Philyra ə (Greek Φιλύρα `linden-tree`) is the name of three distinct characters in Greek mythology. == Oceanid == Philyra was an Oceanid, a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the second oldest Oceanid according to Callimachus. Chiron was her son by Cronus, who chased her and consorted with her in the shape of a stallion, hen...[plant] Philyra is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae. ==Synonyms== This genus is also known as: ...
In Greek mythology, Philyra was the shape-shifting goddess of beauty, perfume, healing, writing and divination. She was the discoverer of paper.