Bellerophon and Pegasus
Bellerophon and Pegasus
3D
Published 2018-01-10T17:14:58+00:00
Table support found in the Ancient Agora in Athens. It represents the hero Bellerophon on his winged horse Pegasus, attacking the Chimaera.
The Chimaera was a hybrid monster in Greek mythology, child of Typhoeus and Echidna and sibling of Cerberus and the Lernaean Hydra. It had the head and body of a lion, as well as the head of a goat that was attached to its back, and a tail that ended on a head of a snake. It resided in Lycia, a place in Asia Minor, where it ravaged the lands with its fire breath. It was killed by Bellerophon, assisted by Pegasus, when the former was asked by King Iobates of Lycia. Bellerophon rode on Pegasus' back, who could fly, and shot arrows at the Chimera from above.
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| Date published | 10/01/2018 |
| Complexity | Easy |
| Title | Bellerophon and Pegasus |
| Date | 4th c. AD. |
| Medium | Marble |
| Credit | National Archaeological Museum of Athens |
| Record | http://www.namuseum.gr/index-en.html |
| Place | National Archaeological Museum of Athens |
