Essay About Pegasus

King Acrisius of Argon had a daughter named Danae. Acrisius had hoped for a son though. When Acrisius prays to the gods for a son, Apollo tells hime that he will not have a son, and the son of Danae will kill him. As a countermeasure to this prophesy Acrisius locks Danae in a house without a roof instead of killing her. While Danae is in this house, Zeus Impregnates her. Danae has the son of Zeus, Perseus. When Acrisius discovers that Danae has had a baby, he puts Perseus and his mother in a box, that he will then put in the sea. With the help of Zeus, Danae and her son wash up an island where a nice fisherman named Dictys helps the two. Danae and Perseus live with Dictys until King Polydectes (Dictys's) brother falls in love with Danae. Polydectes however, does not want Perseus and decides to get rid of him by sending him to kill Medusa.

In Greek mythology, Pegasus was the son of Poseidon and Medusa, having sprung from the blood of Medusa as it dropped into the sea after her head was severed by Perseus. He was captured by Bellerophon at the water of his fountain and was ridden by him when he killed Chimera. Bellerophon showed disrespect to the Gods as he attempted to ride Pegasus to Mount Olympus and Zeus sent an insect to sting Pegasus and Bellerophon was thrown back. Pegasus found sanctuary on the sacred mountain, where he carried Zeus' thunderbolts and was ridden by Eos, the goddess of dawn. Under his feet sprang the sacred springs of the Muses on Mount Helicon.

Gaea, who is also known as the mother of the earth has gotten upset with Zeus after he took over Olympus by defeating the Titans. She decided to make a horrible monster that she would send to attack Zeus and take his place. This monster was called Typhon, who has frightening feature and unimaginable power. Typhon attacked the home of the gods by throwing flaming rocks, hissing, screaming, and spitting fire. The gods were frightened by this creature and fled to Egypt where they were transformed into animals. Athena accused Zeus of cowardliness so Zeus went to go attack the monster. He stuck the beast with a lightning bolt and chased it for quite some distance. He saw the monster was severely injured and decided he would use hand to hand combat.

In Greek mythology the Pegasus was a winged horse with many powers. In the myth Hippocrene a spring on Mt. Helicon called Hippocrene was dug out by the the hooves of the Pegasus and gave poetic powers to anyone who drank it. Pegasus was also believed to bring Medusa's head to Polydectes and then traveled

Once again, Poseidon gave King Minos a white bull to be sacrificed to him. This time, it was King Minos’ wife who dearly admired the bull, and convinced the old king not to sacrifice it. This time, Poseidon grew very mad at the king and his wife, but did something else in retaliation, Poseidon made the once amazing bull go mad, and the bull ravaged the island. The people of Crete could not stop this beast, even though they were extremely good bull-fighters. In the end, Hercules, a son of Zeus, came and slayed the bull as one of his deeds. After this, Poseidon made Queen Pasiphaë give birth to the horrible monster (D'Aulaire

Sometime after Zeus had swallowed Metis it was time for the child to be born, because of this Zeus was burdened with a headache and searched for help. He found aid from Hephaestus, who split Zues’s

The Gorgons were three powerful, winged daemons named Medusa (guardian), Sthenno (forceful) and Euryale (far-roaming). Of the three sisters, only Medusa was mortal. In most versions of the story, she is beheaded by the hero Perseus, sent to fetch her head by King Polydectes of Seriphos as a gift.

It was she who guided and instructed him throughout his journey and slaying. Since the myth symbolized the usurping of her powerful roots in a culture where she and Medusa were one, it is appropriate that only she would know the secrets to find and defeat the Gorgon, Medusa.” (The Greek Myth, Pg. 141)

Like a lot of constellations, there are a lot of possible explanations for the presence of the swan in the heavens. Some myths, for instance, state the swan was once the pet of the a queen. Other versions state that the swan was Cionus, son of Neptune, who was wrestled down to the ground and smothered by Achilles. To save his son, Neptune immortalized Cionus as a swan.

PegMy favorite constellation is Pegasus, the flying horse, as indicated by the title of the essay. I have chosen Pegasus after long and hard contemplation because the story of his creation has changed as the years went on, and I found that highly interesting. The constellation Pegasus originated in Mediterranian Mythology, its brightest star is called Markab (and Markab means saddle in Latin). Its second brightest star is Beta Pegisi (beta meaning second, Pegisi meaning Pegasus). It is not always the second brightest star though, this is because it pulses (sorta like your blood) and sometimes it is not brighter than the other stars located in the Great Square. The Great Square is where most of the stars in this constellation are located, near

At some point in my life time rather it be watching the classic Disney movie “Hercules”, I become introduced to the Greek and Roman Gods in Mythology. Although the Greek and Romans gods of mythology have different names in many ways I believe they are alike. One of the most famous gods in Greek mythology is Zeus. Built with muscle and smarts Zeus is the Greek god of Mount Olympus.

Poseidon, the great Greek ruler of the sea , horses and the earthquakes. His ancestry comes from the family of the Olympians that roamed the world in 2200 B.C . With the father of Cronus and mother of Rhea and having the famous brother of Zeus. Who fortunately saved him from being ate by his notable father ,Cronus. He was saved when Rhea,” the mother of all gods”, had deceived Cronus into eating a rock instead of eating another one of his offspring (“Rhea”) .Similar to what Cronus he did to Hestia , Pluto , Hera and Demeter. Which at that time would have been the newborn, Zeus. When he ate the stone he resulted by throwing up all the children.

The name "Pegasus" comes from the white winged horse that acted as a sire for Poseidon in Greek mythology. The myth begins with the battle between Perseus and Medusa. The warrior, Bellerophon, attempted to ride Pegasus to Mount Olympus, enraging Zeus. This prompted Zeus to sent a gadfly to bite Pegasus, causing Bellerophon to fall to Earth

Medusa is a well known snake headed creature, but have you ever wondered how that happened. The mortal gorgon Medusa had falled in love with Poseidon and now she’s not allowed to look at anyone. Medusa is a well known Mythological creature, she had a strange family, an interesting life, and was later killed and seen as a helpful symbol to many.

In another version, they were formed from Medusa's pain, blood, and sea foam. Description: One of the best-known creatures in Greek mythology. Pegasus was captured and tamed by Bellerophon with the help of Athena and Poseidon. Pegasus allowed Bellerophon to ride him to defeat Chimera and the Amazons.