Legend of Pegasus

Athena found Pegasus and presented him to the Greek hero Bellerophon. She also gave Bellerophon a golden bridle to tame Pegasus. Once, while Pegasus was grazing on the banks of a stream, Bellerophon threw the golden bridle over Pegasus's head to tame him. Once he was tamed, Bellerophon and the winged equine became thick friends and galloped over the seven seas and the mountains.

Pegasus could gallop faster than the wind. Riding on Pegasus, Bellerophon conquered Chimera, the three-headed monster. However, success made Bellerophon, an arrogant person. He now wanted to fly up to Mount Olympus, the abode of the gods.

Zeus, the king of gods, punished the insolence of Bellerophon, by causing him to fall off the steed. However, the gods of Mount Olympus welcomed Pegasus. He became the favorite horse of Zeus and carried the weapons of Zeus.

Pegasus and Perseus, son of Zeus, became thick friends. Once, when they were galloping over the Mediterranean Sea, they spotted a beautiful maiden chained to a rock to be devoured by a sea serpent. She was Andromeda, the daughter of the Queen of Ethiopia. She told them, her mother had offered her as a sacrifice to the sea queen to protect Ethiopia. Perseus rescued her from the serpent. Later, Perseus and Andromeda were married.

Athena, the Greek goddess, presented Pegasus with a golden bridle, which would help him to fight the evil. She later took him to Jupiter, where he pulled the chariot of Jupiter. Aurora, the goddess of dawn, sometimes rode on Pegasus holding her torch to drive away the night and commence the day. The gods loved Pegasus.

As a reward for his service, Zeus created a constellation for the winged equine in the night sky of the earth.

Constellations The International Astronomical Union recognizes 88 constellations covering the entire northern and southern sky. Here is a selection of the most familiar and easily seen constellations in the northern sky.

Aquila, the Eagle	Auriga, the Charioteer	Bootes, the Herdsman	Canis Major, the Great Dog
Capricornus, the Sea-Goat	Cassiopeia, the Queen	Cygnus, the Swan	Gemini, the Twins
Leo, the Lion	Libra, the Scales	Lyra, the Harp	Orion, the Hunter
Pegasus, the Flying Horse	Perseus, the Hero	Sagittarius, the Archer	Scorpius, the Scorpion
Taurus, the Bull	Ursa Major, the Great Bear

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