But the most common version of the myth about Pegasus says that the goddess Athena tamed the winged horse and gave him to Perseus, who later needed to fly far away to help his lover Andromeda. Parentless, he was raised by the Muses at Mount Helicon, where he was taken by goddess Athena. In all of his excitement for being given to those women, Pegasus was striking the side of the mountain with his hooves and his marks caused springs to turn into flowing fountains of inspiration.
She saw a heroic future for Pegasus as well as some, possible celestial honor waiting for him. Urania suffered a lot when Bellerophontes, a mythical hero, took Pegasus away. In any case, Pegasus ended up on Mount Olympus, and served Zeus with his thunder and lightning magic powers, whenever the Supreme God wished for them.
Pegasus lived on Mt Olympus until his last day. Later, he came upon Pegasus as he was drinking from the well he had himself had brought into being at Peirene.
Bellerophon slipped the bridle on the horse, and tamed him. Pegasus and Bellerophon also fought the Solymoi, a fierce tribe who lived in Asia Minor and the Amazons, a race of warrior women who lived on the outskirts of the world known to the Greeks. This list of victories made Bellerophon arrogant, and he decided one day to ride Pegasus to Mount Olympus to take his place among the gods there.
This angered Zeus, who sent a gadfly to bite Pegasus. The winged horse shied and Bellerophon fell off. Zeus rewarded the winged stallion by placing him among the stars. The constellation Pegasus is a fairly large constellation that can be seen in the northern and southern hemispheres in August. Pegasus has been represented throughout the millennia in painting and sculpture. If you use any of the content on this page in your own work, please use the code below to cite this page as the source of the content.
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