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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.