Bellerophon-Hero to the Rescue

Riding the winged horse Pegasus, the Greek Hero Bellerophon readies to battle the dreaded monster, Chimera.

Pegasus was a gift to Bellerophon from his sea god father Poseidon. The winged horse was of great assistance in Bellerophon's battle with the fire breathing snake/goat/lion Chimera.

Some stories say that his grandfather was the doomed Sisyphus (see World Historyprof: Between a Rock and a Hard Place for more on Sisyphus).

In the end Pegasus was the cause of Bellerophon's death; as in his hubris the hero attempted to ride his winged steed in a foolish attempt to enter the god's realm of Olympus, he lost his seat and fell to his death.

Bellerophon and Pegasus are plastic pieces from Mystic battles that I painted in 2020.