Pegasus

     Pegasus is one of the most well-known Greek mythology character. Pegasus is a winged horse, pure white in colour, and he is a mortal. The story of Pegasus is amusing and alluring. 

    There was once a Gorgon named Medusa. She had snakes instead of hair. One hero named Perseus was given a mirror-like shield and winged sandals to defeat her. The mirror-like shield was to see Medusa's reflection. Looking at Medusa's eyes would cause you to turn into stone. Perseus looked at Medusa's reflection and drew his sword, cutting Medusa's head off her shoulders. Out of her blood sprang a creature named Pegasus. Pegasus was then taken care of by the 9 muses. One of the 9 muses, Urania, showed great interest in Pegasus. The 9 muses were the 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. 

     Pegasus created a fountain on Mt. Helicon. One day, a Chimera had strike Lycia. One young boy named Bellerophon was told in a dream that he had to ride Pegasus and was given a bridle and armour. When he woke up, it was exactly of what had happened in the dream. He tamed Pegasus using the golden bridle and was sent to kill the Chimera. The Chimera was separated into 3 animals: lion, snake, and a goat. With Pegasus, Bellerphon successfully defeated the Chimera.

     After many years of the Chimera, Bellerophon began to grow jealous of the Gods and Goddesses of Mt. Olympus. Thinking he was as good as them, he forced Pegasus to fly high, up to Mt. Olympus. But Zeus saw what was happening, making a fly at a quick speed, and sent it to sting Pegasus. Pegasus bucked and Belleophon was thrown onto the earth, and no one ever heard from him again. Zeus could see that Pegasus was innocent, so as a reward, he made Pegasus his thunder bearer, flying to retrieve thunderbolts for Zeus. When Pegasus died, Zeus made him into a constellation, for Pegasus' faithful service.