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In Greek mythology there are magical beings of different nature. One of them is Pegasus, a horse usually white and with large wings. In addition to his appearancesingular, it is a being endowed with intelligence and with a noble spirit.

He is a very personable creature, but he only allows one person to dominate him with nobility. The Pegasus has an innate quality that allows it to detect evil in others.

The legend of Pegasus

According to Ovid's account in his Metamorphosis, Perseus, who was one of Zeus's sons, beheaded the wicked Medusa and Pegasus emerged from her neck.

Shortly after birth, the winged horse kicked the I usually near Mount Helicon. From the hole it caused a spring with abundant Water and this place was considered in ancient times as an ideal place to find poetic inspiration.

Many were the men who tried to tame him, but only Bellerophon succeeded

He did it thanks to the help of the goddess Athena, who gave him some gold bridles to tame him. Bellerophon and Pegasus starred in great adventures, such as the episode in which they ended the life of the evil Chimera or the one in which they faced the fearsome Amazons.

The exploits of Belephoron on the back of his steed made him see himself as a proud being and for this reason he wanted to fly with Pegasus to Mount Olympus, the abode of the gods. However, the god Zeus caused Pegasus to receive the sting of an animal and ended up knocking down Bellerophon. Zeus himself welcomed the winged horse and allowed it to live on Mount Olympus alongside the gods.

In Greek mythology, Pegasus is not the only magical being, because there are also unicorns, the the keeper or the griffins, giant eagles with golden feathers that are the staunch enemies of Pegasus.

Star constellation

Mythological beings give names to the constellations in the heavens. According to mythological accounts, Zeus turned Pegasus into a constellation for him to become an eternal being. The constellation of Pegasus is made up of three stars that draw a triangle that symbolizes one of the wings and its body is made up of a square made up of four stars.

The constellation of Pegasus is part of the 88 constellations integrated in the Milky Way. The term Milky Way also comes from the mythological stories of the ancient Greeks and is so named because its appearance is reminiscent of the milk that was spilled from the breast of the goddess Hera.

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