Greek myths

Pegasus

Pegasus: The winged horse:

Pegasus is neither a god nor a mortal. He is a divine winged horse, the offspring of Medusa and Poseidon. It is one of the most notable creatures of Greek mythology with great appeal in art and literature. His birth was none of the ordinary like with many other divine creatures. It is said that he was born at a single birthing when Perseus decapitated his mother Medusa.
The most notable myth about Pegasus is the one of Bellerophon. When Bellerophon sleeked to kill Chimera the Lycian seer Polyeidos told Bellerophon that he would need Pegasus to accomplish his end. Bellerophon approached Pegasus as he was drinking water from the Pierian Spring and tamed him. Bellerophon then rode Pegasus and slew the Chimera, but he was greedy. Upon his success he tried to ride the Pegasus to the top of Mount Olympus to glimpse the Olympian Gods. Zeus could let no man step foot on the heavens, and so sent a fly to sting Pegasus causing Bellerophon to fall.
According to the myth when Pegasus hurt his hoof on the Mountain Helicon a spring burst on the spot named the Hippocrene (horse spring). He was also Zeus’s most faithful horse carrying his thunderbolts to Olympus. Zeus in return for his service transformed him into a constellation bearing his name.