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Pegasus - Friday The 13th - 12-17-2009 [SIZE="6"]Description[/SIZE] Pegasus is a winged white horse. Most often described as a large white stallion with wings, they have been a mainstay of fantasy art for generations. [SIZE="6"]Origin[/SIZE] Pegasus sprang from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa when the hero Perseus beheaded her. [SIZE="6"]Role[/SIZE] Pegasus is the one that brings the thunder to Zeus. [SIZE="6"]Symbol[/SIZE] Pegasus' story became a favourite theme in Greek art and literature, and in late antiquity Pegasus' soaring flight was interpreted as an allegory of the soul's immortality; in modern times it has been regarded as a symbol of poetic inspiration. |