Details:
Condition: New
Material: Copper Plated Alabaster
Height: 14,5 cm - 5,7 inches
Width: 13 cm - 5,1 inches
Length: 8 cm - 3,1 inches
Weight: 270 g
PEGASOS
(Pegasus) was an immortal, winged horse which sprang from the neck of
the beheaded Gorgon Medousa (Medusa). It was tamed by Bellerophon who
rode it into battle against the fire-breathing monster known as the
Khimaira (Chimera). Later the hero attempted to fly to heaven but Zeus
caused the horse to buck throwing him back down to earth in disgrace.
Pegasos winged his way on to Olympos where he became the
thunderbolt-bearer of Zeus.
Pegasos was commemorated amongst the
stars as the constellation of the same name. Its rising marks the
arrival of spring and, in Greece, of seasonal thunderstorms.
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