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Pegasus – Mythopedia Pegasus, an immortal winged horse, was born when Perseus beheaded Medusa; he emerged from the Gorgon’s blood along with the Giant Chrysaor Eventually, Pegasus was tamed and bridled by the Corinthian hero Bellerophon, and together they fought and killed the monstrous, fire-breathing Chimera
Bellerophon - Mythopedia Bellerophon tamed Pegasus with the help of Athena and rode him into battle against his enemies, including the monstrous Chimera Fresco in the third style showing Bellerophon (left) with Pegasus (center) and Athena (right), from the House of Lucius Betucius in Pompeii (1st century CE) Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg Sergey Sosnovskiy CC BY
Arion – Mythopedia Arion, child of the sea god Poseidon, was a horse famous for his incredible speed He belonged to the Argive king Adrastus, whose life he saved during the war of the Seven against Thebes
Griffin – Mythopedia The Griffin was a hybrid creature, usually represented with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion The Greeks imagined them as fierce hunters, and some sources believed they guarded rich hoards of gold in Asia
Chimera – Mythopedia Riding the winged horse Pegasus, Bellerophon tracked down the Chimera, fought it, and killed it Etymology The Chimera’s name comes from the Greek word chimaira, meaning “one-year-old animal” or, more specifically, “she-goat ” It is related to other Indo-European words for baby livestock, such as the Old Norse gymbr (“young sheep”)
Greek Mythology – Mythopedia Greek mythology is the body of work detailing the origins of the ancient Hellenic world and the many deities who ruled over it It includes the histories of gods and goddesses, heroes and monsters, as well as explanations for many important religious rituals
Amazons – Mythopedia Overview The Amazons were a race of warrior women famous for their military prowess and bravery The Greeks, whose society (and mythology) was dominated by the ideal of the male warrior, grudgingly referred to them as “equal to men ”
Greek Heroes - Mythopedia Hesiod, Works and Days 160 ↩; Hesiod, Works and Days 109–79 Cf Ovid, Metamorphoses 1 89–112 ↩; Cf Gregory Nagy, The Best of the Achaeans: Concepts of the Hero in Archaic Greek Poetry, 2nd ed (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999), 118–210, where the heroes of epic and myth are distinguished from the heroes of cult
Phoenix – Mythopedia The Phoenix was a spectacular bird about the size of an eagle, with red and gold plumage that gave it a fiery appearance It was said to live for 500 years, after which it would die and be reborn
Orpheus – Mythopedia Orpheus was the most famous musician of Greek mythology His music had power over all living things—though he could not save his bride Eurydice from death