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An ancient Greek bronze statuette of Pegasus, the winged horse, from the 6th century BC, displayed at the Louvre Museum.

Pegasus

Pegasus is a famous winged horse from ancient Greek stories. He is known for his magical wings and his special role in many tales.

Pegasus was born when the hero Perseus fought the monster Medusa. His father was Poseidon, the god of the sea, and he had a brother named Chrysaor. Pegasus could fly through the sky with his beautiful wings.

The hero Bellerophon became Pegasus's friend. With help from the gods Athena and Poseidon, Bellerophon caught Pegasus. Together, they did many brave things. Pegasus even helped Bellerophon make a special fountain called Hippocrene on Mount Helicon.

Today, Pegasus is remembered as a bright pattern of stars in the sky. People have loved him for thousands of years, and he appears in many old paintings and artworks from Greece.

Because Pegasus served the gods so well, he was placed among the stars as a special group we call a constellation. People still look up and see Pegasus shining in the night sky.

Images

Ancient silver coin from Syracuse featuring the goddess Athena and the winged horse Pegasus.
A 16th-century artwork showing Pegasus, the famous winged horse from Greek mythology, featured on a decorative fountain coin or medal.
A Pegasus Airlines plane flying between Istanbul and Ankara.
Ancient Greek artwork showing Pegasus, the winged horse from mythology.
An ancient Roman coin from the time of Emperor Domitian, featuring the winged horse Pegasus.

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Poseidon
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