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Pegasus
Pegasus (or Pegasos) is a winged-horse from Greek mythology which was fathered by Poseidon and was born from the severed neck of the gorgon Medusa, slain by Perseus. At the same time and in the same way, Chryasor was also born. Poseidon gave...
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Bellerophon
Bellerophon (aka Bellerophontes) is the Corinthian hero of Greek mythology who famously battled and killed the fantastical Chimera monster, a fearsome fire-breathing mix of lion, goat, and snake. Bellerophon was the son of Poseidon and he...
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Pegasus, Corinthian Silver Stater
Silver Stater from Corinth, 386-307 BCE. O: Pegasus, R: Athena. (Alpha Bank Numismatics Collection, Kerkyra, Corfu)
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Pegasus & Swastika, Corinthian Silver Stater
Silver stater from Corinth, 525-500 BCE. O: Pegasus. R: Incuse square of swastika design.
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Pegasus & Athena, Corinthian Silver Stater
Silver stater from Corinth, 386-307 BCE. O: Pegasus. R: Head of Athena.
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Pegasus Bridge, Normandy Landings
A photograph of Pegasus Bridge on the Caen Canal after its capture on D-Day 6 June 1944 by British paratroopers. Control of the bridge was vital to the eastern flank of the Allied Normandy Landings, preventing German panzer divisions from...
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The Greek Hero Bellerophon and his Flying Horse Pegasus
Bellerophon or Bellerophontes is a hero in Greek mythology who is best known as the man who tamed the winged horse Pegasus. Bellerophon was the son of Poseidon the god of the sea and horses and Euynome, though his mortal father is given as...
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Bellerophon riding Pegasus and the Chimera
Red-figure plate showing Bellerophon riding Pegasus and chasing the Chimera, by the Baltimore painter, second half of the 4th century BCE. (Photo taken at the "Monsters. Fantastic Creatures of Fear and Myth" exhibition, Palazzo Massimo alle...
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A Visual Who's Who of Greek Mythology
Achilles The hero of the Trojan War, leader of the Myrmidons, slayer of Hector and Greece's greatest warrior, who sadly came unstuck when Paris sent a flying arrow guided by Apollo, which caught him in his only weak spot, his heel...
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The Myth of Pegasus and the Chimera - Iseult Gillespie
Discover the myth of Bellerophon, the hero who battled and killed the Chimera monster atop the winged horse Pegasus. Shielded from the gorgon’s stone gaze, Perseus crept through Medusa’s cave. When he reached her, he drew his sickle and...