BELLEROPHON & PEGASUS
Once there was a horse tamer from Corinth named Bellerophon who, above all else, wished to ride the winged horse, Pegasus. The Pegasus had sprung out of the drops of Medusa's blood Perseus spilled when he cut off Medusa's head. The Pegasus then flew to Greece, where only the 9 Muses could tend to him, for Pegasus let no one else touch him. One night, Bellerophon fell asleep in Athena's temple, where he dreamed that Athena gave him a golden bridle and said that it could tame Pegasus. When he woke up, the golden bridle was in his hands.
A few days later, Pegasus was flying over a clear spring that Sisyphus, Bellerophon's grandfather, had won from the river god and
decided to land for a drink. Quietly, Bellerophon crept up and threw the golden bridle on Pegasus, and immediately he was tamed. Soon Bellerophon and Pegasus were flying over land and sea, so fast that even the wind would not be able to catch them. They were the greatest horse and horsemen the world had ever seen, for they flew more beautifully than the birds.
Bellerophon and Pegasus soon set off toward Lycia to slay the horrible Chimera. The Chimera had the head and front of a lion, the middle of a goat ( head included ), and a snake for a tail, and all 3 of these heads breathed fire. When Bellerophon and Pegasus reached Lycia, Bellerophon quickly found and attached a lump of lead to his spear, mounted Pegasus and went to find Chimera. When Bellerophon and Pegasus found the Chimera, Pegasus flew low and just as Chimera started to breath fire, Bellerophon thrust the lump of lead down the Chimera's throat. The Chimera then died of lead poisoning.
The ruler of Lycia was so grateful to Bellerophon, he offered his daughter's hand in marriage to him. When the king died, Bellerophon inherited the throne and became a great and popular king. Unfortunately, Bellerophon became to prideful and tried to ride Pegasus up to Mount Olympus. Because of his pride, Pegasus bucked Bellerophon off half way up, and he fell in a briar patch in some far away land. There Bellerophon lived out the rest of his life, a lame unknown beggar. Content with Bellerophon's misfortune, Pegasus flew to Olympus alone, where he became the carrier of Zeus's thunderbolts.
My thanks to these sources: THE END
http://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Creatures/Chimaera/chimaera.html
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/c/chimera.html
Mrs. Tyler's Bellerophon Packet
Mrs. Tyler's Perseus and Medusa Packet
A few days later, Pegasus was flying over a clear spring that Sisyphus, Bellerophon's grandfather, had won from the river god and
decided to land for a drink. Quietly, Bellerophon crept up and threw the golden bridle on Pegasus, and immediately he was tamed. Soon Bellerophon and Pegasus were flying over land and sea, so fast that even the wind would not be able to catch them. They were the greatest horse and horsemen the world had ever seen, for they flew more beautifully than the birds.
Bellerophon and Pegasus soon set off toward Lycia to slay the horrible Chimera. The Chimera had the head and front of a lion, the middle of a goat ( head included ), and a snake for a tail, and all 3 of these heads breathed fire. When Bellerophon and Pegasus reached Lycia, Bellerophon quickly found and attached a lump of lead to his spear, mounted Pegasus and went to find Chimera. When Bellerophon and Pegasus found the Chimera, Pegasus flew low and just as Chimera started to breath fire, Bellerophon thrust the lump of lead down the Chimera's throat. The Chimera then died of lead poisoning.
The ruler of Lycia was so grateful to Bellerophon, he offered his daughter's hand in marriage to him. When the king died, Bellerophon inherited the throne and became a great and popular king. Unfortunately, Bellerophon became to prideful and tried to ride Pegasus up to Mount Olympus. Because of his pride, Pegasus bucked Bellerophon off half way up, and he fell in a briar patch in some far away land. There Bellerophon lived out the rest of his life, a lame unknown beggar. Content with Bellerophon's misfortune, Pegasus flew to Olympus alone, where he became the carrier of Zeus's thunderbolts.
My thanks to these sources: THE END
http://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Creatures/Chimaera/chimaera.html
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/c/chimera.html
Mrs. Tyler's Bellerophon Packet
Mrs. Tyler's Perseus and Medusa Packet