It is usually depicted as a lion, with the head of a goat protruding from its back, occasionally depicted with dragon's wings, and a tail that might end with a snake's head. 350–340 BC ( Musée du Louvre)Īccording to Greek mythology, the Chimera, Chimaera, or Chimæra ( / k aɪ ˈ m ɪər ə, k ɪ-/ ky- MEER-ə, kih- Ancient Greek: Xίμαιρα, romanized: Chímaira, lit.'she-goat') was a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature from Lycia, Asia Minor, composed of different animal parts. The myth says that Pegasus was loyal to Zeus until his last day.The Chimera on a red-figure Apulian plate, c. Pegasus continued to live on Mt Olympus, where Zeus welcomed him and kept him as his favorite and most important steed. Pegasus was stung and disturbed and Bellerophontes lost his balance and fell on the ground.Īthena, as it’s said, spared his life softening the ground for the fall, but until the end of his life, the crippled and lonely Bellerophontes was hiking around looking for his precious Pegasus. Furious because Bellerophontes even dared to think to come to the heights of the Olympus, Zeus sent a gadfly towards the flying guest. Was it greed or simply lack of awareness, but it was the wrong idea of Bellerophontes. But Belerophonte’s restless nature called for new adventures and he rode Pegasus to fly to the Mount Olympus to visit the gods. In any case, Bellerophontes became the hero killing the fire-breathing Chimera from the back of Pegasus, who not only carried the hero but actively participated in the battle himself.īellerophontes was given the King’s daughter for his wife and he succeeded the king after his death. When he realized that he had an experienced and skillful man on his back, Pegasus gave up and surrendered.Ī different version of the myth says that Pegasus voluntarily kneeled in front of Bellerophontes when he saw Athena’s bridle. The flying horse flew into the air trying to shake the intruder off from his back. When that finally happened, Bellerophontes slipped the bridle given by Athena, onto Pegasus’s head. Wise enough, he waited longer for Pegasus to kneel so he can sit on his back. The following morning, Bellerophontes hid in the bushes waiting for Pegasus to come. ![]() According to this version of the myth, Athena came to his dreams giving him a golden bridle and directions to the well from which Pegasus used to drink water.
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