Pegasus - Aubrey, TX, US
N 33° 21.833 W 096° 59.844
14S E 686317 N 3693419
Entrance gate on 455 HWY contains two large Pegasus sculpture.
Waymark Code: WMR3EV
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/07/2016
Views: 9
Pegasus is one of the best known creatures in Greek mythology. He is a winged pure white stallion. He was sired by Poseidon and his dam was Gorgon Medusa.
After the hero Perseus slew the gorgon, Medusa, the blood that flowed from her neck spread over the ground and from it formed grassy fields rivers, tress, birds and Pegasus.
Some years passed before Athena found Pegasus and presented him to the Greek hero, Bellerophon. She also gave Bellerophon a golden bridle, or harness, to tame Pegasus. While Pegasus was grazing on the banks of a stream, Bellerophon threw the golden bridle over Pegasus's head to tame him.
Success made Bellerophon an arrogant person and he wanted to fly up to Mount Olympus. Zeu punished him by causing him to fall off. The gods of Mount Olympus welcomed Pegasus and he became the favorite horse of Zeus and carried the weapons of Zeus. As a reward for his service, Zeus created a constellation for the winged equine in the night sky of the earth.
Time Period: Ancient
Approximate Date of Epic Period: Mycenaean Age (600 - 1100 BC)
Epic Type: Mythical
Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art
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