Since ancient times, Pegasus is a symbol of success, inspiration, fame. His Poets and singers of ancient Greece believed his patron. Even after a few centuries, the image of Pegasus continues to meet on the emblems. For example, in the second world war, the winged horse decorated the icon of the British Airborns.
The history of his appearance is described in the myths of the ancient Greeks, and it is distinguished by unusual details and involvement in the plot of the famous legend. Who was Pegasus? How saw him in ancient times? What did you meet a person with him?
Birth of a winged horse
According to legends, on their back, the winged horse Pegasus carries Zeus zipper. It is not excluded that that is why his name is associated with the name of the god thunderstorm, known from Luvians - Pihasstsis. Translated from an ancient language it means "radiance". From myself I want to note that the Pegasus himself was distinguished by beauty. Rutch in the sky, he really resembled a glittering miracle, as an ancient authors describe it.
A few legends are preserved about the birth of Pegasus, and all of them adhere to an unusual interpretation. According to the most common myth, Pegasus was born from the body of the killed jellyfish Gorgon.
The Great God of the Seas Poseidon was in love with her many years. When Perseus cut off the head of the jellyfish, the marine lord added the beloved saline water to the blood. After that, the torso of the beheaded jellyfish was created by Pegasus and his brother Chrysor, whose fame is significantly less. Some legends argue that Pegasus was born when blood drops killed gorgon fell to the ground.
Pegasus - Music Loves, Assistant Heroes
Beautiful winged horse immediately became a favorite music. He flew freely across the sky, becoming the cherished dream of many hunters. Many people dreamed of conquering Pegasus, drop it and turn it into the riding animal.
However, the barbecue Pegasus was not as simple as it could seem. He deliberately let down the hunter closer and closer. At that moment, when a man's hand had already touched her tender wool, Pegasus suddenly threw and flew away.
The sky became his hometown. Even today, among the stars you can see the contembation of the same name, which in the imagination of people resembled the outlines of the horse.
In the myths Pegasus often appears as a minor character, but its help is just invaluable. For example, it was the Pegasus who helped Perfect to save Andromed. The winged horse obeyed Bellerofont, who managed to defeat him on the advice of Athena Pallades.
Only thanks to the help of Pegasus, Bellerofont managed to win over a terrible monster - chimera, which became a nightmare for residents of one of the regions of Greece. That's just I want to note that the bellyfonte sense of the patron of Pegasus led to irreparable mistakes.
The hero, who felt equal to the gods, decided to rise to Olympus. Moreover, he could well do it, because he had a faithful winged horse. The flight took place very successfully, but the gods themselves decided that no mortal would dare to challenge them.
The Olympians created a fad that flew to the horse and bitten it. Feeling pain, Pegasus got up and dropped his bellyfonfont to the ground. The crippled and blind, the cripple remained to leave the gods. Later, Pegasus is mentioned in the myths about the goddess of Dawn Eos. Beautiful and young, she rushes on him across the sky, notifying people about the soon dawn.
The appearance and habitat of Pegasus
Undoubtedly, Pegasus was incredibly beautiful animals. But how did the ancient Greeks represented him? In the imagination of antique authors Pegasus appears a winged snow-white horse. Sometimes the myths speak of a sparkling gold wool of the beast.
Pegasu was able to take off above the highest mountain peaks. He often climbed to the Olympus itself. Paregas played a special role in creating the Helicon mountain. Tradition says that because of the singing Muses, the rock began to stretch up, as if growing.
Poseidon was excited by such a phenomenon, and on his order Pegasus hit the hoof to the top of the Helikon. The mountain froze, having ceased to increase, and in the place where the hoof the winged horse fell, a magical source appeared.
It is Helicon and is one of the habitats of Pegasus. He also likes to spend time on Parnassa. These mountains are considered sources of inspiration of poets. It was believed that a creative person, having visited Parnassa or Helikon, would certainly meet his muse. If you have a drink from the "Horse Key" on Helicon, then inspiration will not leave the wizard at all.
Pegas for no accident was considered a favorite music and the patron of poets. His wings remind us of birds that the earthly attraction is overcome with ease. Like the ideas and creative ideas, Pegasus is fluently flying forward, without knowing the obstacles. As if the inspiration of the poet, the winged horse is lung and neurotim.
From a long time to this day, the expression is "Sedded Pegasus". It is associated with creative people who managed to find their calling. Such people seem to rise above the ordination, giving will inspiration and becoming the creators of the beautiful.
Pegasus is one of the most unusual creatures generated by the imagination of people. But if the griffins, the sphinxes, the sirens can be called monsters, then Pegasus is a manifestation of bright and excellent inspiration, which allows us to find the wings - even if they are invisible.
In the myths of ancient Greece Pegasus is shown by peaceful creation, assistant heroes and gods. He did not participate in any large or extremely significant events, but despite this, the role of Pegasus could not diminish, because without him, beautiful creations would not appear, works of art generated by the winged inspiration.