- Pegasus – Mythopedia
Pegasus was an immortal winged horse who sprang to life from Medusa’s blood after she was slain He was eventually tamed and bridled by the hero Bellerophon, who rode him into battle against the Chimera
- Bellerophon – Mythopedia
Bellerophon, son of Poseidon, was a hero from Corinth He was best known for taming the winged horse Pegasus and for doing battle with the Chimera and other vicious foes
- Griffin – Mythopedia
The Griffin was a hybrid creature, usually represented with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion The Greeks imagined them as fierce hunters, and some sources believed they guarded rich hoards of gold in Asia
- Arion – Mythopedia
Arion, child of the sea god Poseidon, was a horse famous for his incredible speed He belonged to the Argive king Adrastus, whose life he saved during the war of the Seven against Thebes
- Chimera – Mythopedia
The Chimera was a monster with a hybrid body: part lion, part snake, and part goat The hero Bellerophon tracked the Chimera to its remote mountain lair and killed it with the help of his winged steed Pegasus
- Andromeda – Mythopedia
Andromeda, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, was a beautiful princess of Ethiopia Offered up as a sacrifice to Poseidon as punishment for her mother’s foolish boasts, Andromeda was rescued from death by Perseus, who took her back to Greece to be his queen
- Medusa – Mythopedia
Medusa, one of the three monstrous Gorgons, was a snake-haired female who turned anybody who looked upon her to stone She was finally killed by the hero Perseus, who used her severed head as a weapon against his enemies
- Perseus – Mythopedia
Perseus, son of Zeus, was a Greek hero from Argos He is best remembered for killing Medusa, rescuing Andromeda, and founding the city of Mycenae
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