Pegasus was an eternal flying horse which sprang forth from the neck of Medusa when she was topped by the hero Perseus.
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Bellephoron the son of Poseidon who admires horses and desires to capture Pegasus.
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With the advice of a seer and Athena he received a magical bridle; with it he successfully captured the Pegasus.
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When he arrived to the king to marry his daughter then he falsely accused of murder and kicked out of the town.
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The king’s wife accused him of seducing her so the king was enraged and told him to take a sealed note to his father in law(Iopates) and so the unrevealing of this note caused awareness of accusation against Bellephoron.
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Subsequently, Iopates directs Bellephoron on series of quests: 1) to kill the Chimera 2) conquer the Solymi tribe and battle the amazons.
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He was triumphant in all three quests; in fear Iopates traps Bellephoron who murdered the entire army.
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Iopates has an epiphany and makes amends with Bellerophon by giving him half his kingdom, the best farm, and one of his daughters to be his wife.
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Crazy thing is that Bellephoron had everything anybody could ever want but he was still not satisfied.
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In attempt to live like the gods, he rides Pegasus but since he was stung by Zeus, it caused him be thrown off the horse.
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He survived the fall but is crippled and cursed forever because he offended the gods , but free to wonder the Earth.
2 Quiz Questions:
What lead to the creation of Pegasus ?
What happened to Bellephoron when he made the god’s angry?
Ms.Corlies
Naomi Brown, Lauren Wade
Greek Myth
2 Quiz Questions:
What lead to the creation of Pegasus ?
What happened to Bellephoron when he made the god’s
angry?
Sources Used :
http://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Heroes/Bellerophon/bellerophon.html
http://www.theoi.com/Ther/HipposPegasos.html