Pegasus Greek The famous winged horse of Greek mythology.
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Pegasus 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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