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Pegasus (Ancient Greek: Πήγασος, romanized: Pḗgasos; Latin: Pegasus, Pegasos) is a winged horse in Greek mythology, usually depicted as a white stallion. He was sired by Poseidon , in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa .
Bellerophon, Pegasus, and Athena, a Roman fresco in Pompeii, first half of the 1st century. Bellerophon was also known for capturing and taming the winged horse Pegasus with the help of Athena's charmed bridle, and earning the disfavour of the gods after attempting to ride Pegasus to Mount Olympus. [5]
Pegasus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the winged horse Pegasus in Greek mythology. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy , and is one of the 88 constellations recognised today.
A Pegasus is used in the 1932 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon The Winged Horse.. Pegasus has appeared in several films, including the animated films Fantasia, Hercules, and Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus along with the stop motion film Clash of the Titans, its remake Clash of the Titans and, as a name only, in Johnny English and its sequels Johnny English Reborn and Johnny English Strikes Again.
When Perseus beheaded her, Pegasus, a winged horse, and Chrysaor, a giant wielding a golden sword, sprang from her body. [ 14 ] Jane Ellen Harrison argues that "her potency only begins when her head is severed, and that potency resides in the head; she is in a word a mask with a body later appended... the basis of the Gorgoneion is a cultus ...
Pegasus Day didn't miss a beat in 2020 and hasn't since; the eighth annual edition of Gulfstream's richest day was Saturday. “In the case of My Elusive Dream, I got notified that a horse that we ...
The Andromeda tradition, from classical antiquity onwards, has incorporated elements of other stories, including Saint George and the Dragon, introducing a horse for the hero, and the tale of Pegasus, Bellerophon's winged horse. [1] Ludovico Ariosto's epic poem Orlando Furioso, which tells a similar story, has introduced further confusion. [2]
The internet could not come to a consensus about Lily-Rose Depp’s audition tape, which is now making the rounds online. The 25-year-old actress—daughter of Johnny Depp and French singer and ...