Pegasus
Publié le 22/02/2012
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Greek The famous winged horse of
Greek mythology. He was born from the blood of
the Gorgon Medusa, when the hero Perseus cut
off her head. Pegasus carried Perseus to the rescue
of Andromeda. He carried Bellerophon to the
triumphant fight with the monster Chimera. When
Bellerophon decided to ride his magical steed up
to the home of the gods, Olympus, the god Zeus
sent down a gadfly to annoy Pegasus, who threw off
his master. Bellerophon fell to Earth. Pegasus went on to Olympus, where he helped Zeus launch his
thunderbolts.
Legend said that Pegasus brought forth the
fountain of Hippocrene on Mount Helicon with a
stroke of his hoof.
Winged animals were common in Near Eastern
mythology.
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- Pegasus Greek The famous winged horse of Greek mythology.
- From Bulfinch's Mythology: Pegasus and the Chimera - anthology.