
Pegasus
Pegasus is a creature comes from Greek
mythology. It is a winged horse, son of Poseidon, god of the sea, and the Gorgon
Medusa. Pegasus sprang from Medusa's neck when she was killed by the hero Perseus. Shortly after its birth, the magic steed struck the ground on Mount
Helicon, and on the spot a spring began to flow. All longed in vain to catch and
tame the creature, and this became the obsession of Bellerophon, prince of
Corinth. On the advice of a seer, Bellerophon spent a night in the temple of the
goddess Athena. As he slept, the goddess appeared to him with a golden bridle
and told him that it would enable him to capture Pegasus. When Bellerophon
awoke, he found the golden bridle beside him, and with it he easily captured and
tamed the winged horse. Pegasus thereafter proved to be a great help to
Bellerophon and aided the hero in his adventures against the Amazons and the
Chimaera. Bellerophon was overcome by his own pride, however. When he attempted
to fly to the top of Olympus to join the gods, the wise horse threw him, leaving
Bellerophon to wander disconsolately about, hated by the gods. Pegasus found
shelter in the Olympian stalls and was entrusted by Zeus with bringing him his
lightning and thunderbolts.
Pegasus clasically have a white hide and is
known to be stubborn but intelligent creatures.

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Information gathered from
Encarta,
Folklore and
Legend,
Mythical Creatures,
Wikipedia.
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Penny Parker.
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