The winged poet's grandeur of Pegasos,
Latin Pegasus, originated together with his brother Chrysaor from the fuselage of Medusa, when Perseus the Gorgonian struck off his head. The Heros Bellerophon defeated Pegasos with a divine bridle handed over by Athena and killed the monster Chimaira with the help of the flying horse.
The Pegasos hoofbeat opened the Hippocrene, the Roßquelle on the Musenberg Helikon, so Pegasos became a poet's grandeur.
(We still jokingly speak of "saddling the Pegasus"when someone shows off his poetic vein.
Pegasos belongs to the 48 constellations of ancient astronomy.
As a special feature of this exhibit you will receive a coin replica, a statue from Corinth, 400-350 BC. Avers shows the helmeted goddess Athena, Revers shows a flying Pegasos.
Original in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 6th century B. C. The bronze horse shows ornaments from the geometric period. Replica original size.
