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Bellerophon, the Master of Pegasus in greek mythology
Bellerophon, Pegasus, and the Chimaera. c. 570-565 BCE. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu. [ Source ]

Greek hero Bellerophon was the master of the winged horse Pegasus

Bellerophon was an important hero worshipped like a god of Ancient Corinth. He was a son of Glaucus and Eurynome and the grandson of Sisyphus, the cheater of death. According to the historian and mythographer Apollodorus, Bellerophon’s real name was Hipponous, but he received the latter name after he had killed his brother Belleros and went to exile.

Bellerophon was married to the princess Philonoe and they were blessed with three children: Hippolochos, Isander and Laodameia, the mother of Sarpedon. According to the Greek poet Homer, Isander and Laodameia got later on killed by Ares and Artemis respectively.




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