Pegasus: The Flying Horse
Pegasus could fly and could create water streams.
Description
A pure white horse with wings.
Parents
Poseidon and Medusa.
Special Powers
Pegasus could fly and could create water streams.
Weakness
It could be captured with a golden bridle.
Myth
Pegasus was the offspring of Poseidon and Medusa. The flying horse was tamed by Bellerophon, a Greek hero, with a golden bridle given to him by the goddess Athena. Together, Pegasus and Bellerophon killed the Chimera, a fire-breathing monster. Pegasus helped Bellerophon perform many more great deeds until Bellerophon got a bit of a big head. Bellerophon even thought he deserved to live with the gods. He tried to fly to Mount Olympus but Zeus sent a fly to bite Pegasus so he would throw Bellerophon. Bellerophon fell to the earth, and Pegasus went to live with Zeus in Mount Olympus. Zeus eventually made Pegasus into a constellation so he would be immortal.
According to legend, Zeus made Pegasus into a constellation to give the loyal horse immortality. The constellation only shows the front of Pegasus, but it is still one of the largest constellations in the sky. You can recognize it from the four bright stars that make up the Great Square of Pegasus (one of these stars is actually from the Andromeda constellation.) Enif, the brightest star, is 5000 times brighter than the sun.
