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Pegasus (other)
Pegasus was a winged horse sired by Poseidon in Greek mythology. Pegasus may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * Pegasus (Disney), characters in Disney's 1997 film ''Hercules'' * ''Pegasus'', a spacecraft in the movie ''The Mystery of the Third Planet'' * ''Pegasus'', a spacecraft in the TV series ''Space Odyssey (TV series), Space Odyssey'' * Pegasus, an auto garage in the TV series ''Gekisou Sentai Carranger'' * Pegasus Galaxy (Stargate), Pegasus Galaxy (''Stargate''), a location in the TV series ''Stargate Atlantis'' * Pegasus Seiya, a ''Saint Seiya'' character *''Pegasus ponies'', a subspecies of ponies in the ''My Little Pony'' franchise * Maximillion Pegasus or Pegasus J. Crawford, a List of Yu-Gi-Oh! characters#Antagonists, ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' character Film and television * Pegasus (film), ''Pegasus'' (film), a 2019 Chinese comedy film * Pegasus (Battlestar Galactica), "Pegasus" (''Battlestar Galactica'') * The Pegasus (Star Trek: The Next Generation), "Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pegasus
Pegasus ( grc-gre, Πήγασος, Pḗgasos; la, Pegasus, Pegasos) is one of the best known creatures in Greek mythology. He is a winged divine stallion usually depicted as pure white in color. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa. He was the brother of Chrysaor, born at a single birthing when his mother was decapitated by Perseus. Greco-Roman poets wrote about his ascent to heaven after his birth and his obeisance to Zeus, king of the gods, who instructed him to bring lightning and thunder from Olympus (mythology), Olympus. Pegasus is the creator of Hippocrene, the fountain on Mount Helicon. He was captured by the Greek hero Bellerophon, near the fountain Pirene (fountain), Peirene, with the help of Athena and Poseidon. Pegasus allowed Bellerophon to ride him in order to defeat the monster Chimera (mythology), Chimera, which led to many more exploits. Bellerophon later fell from Pegasus's back while trying to reach Mount Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
