Pegasus, the Flying Horse

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Pegasus, the flying horse, was the son
of Poseidon, king of the ocean, and

Medusa, a horrible monster with

snakes for hair.

Yet the stories of Pegasus are wonderful and

warm. Some tell how Pegasus carried
wounded Greek soldiers from battle.

Many people tried to kidnap this famous horse.

Some succeeded. But the gods always
intervened, always on the side of Pegasus, and
always to the disadvantage of the kidnappers.

Ultimately, after many adventures, Pegasus

continued to wing its way to heaven where it
took a place in the stables of Zeus.

The horse was also placed amongst the

stars as a constellation, whose rising
marked the arrival of the warmer
weather of spring and seasonal
rainstorms. As such he was often
named thunderbolt-bearer of Zeus.

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