Pegasus (Pégaso)

Pegasus, a winged horse symbol of immortality, was born from the blood of Medusa when she was decapitated by Perseus. Bellerophon rode Pegasus to slay Chimera. The fountain Hippocrene, a source of poetic inspiration, sprang from a kick by Pegasus.


Pégaso, cavalo alado símbolo da imortalidade, nasceu do sangue da Medusa quando Perseu a decapitou. Belerofonte montou Pégaso para matar a Quimera. De uma patada sua brotou Hipocrene, fonte da inspiração poética.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770)-'Bellerophon on Pegasus'-fresco-(1746-1747) Venezia-Palazzo Labia

Caesar van Everdingen (ca 1616-1678)-'the four Muses with Pegasus on Parnassus'-oil on canvas-ca 1650 The Hague-Huis ten Bosch

Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833-1898)-'the birth of Pegasus and Chrysaor from the blood of Medusa'-(1876-1885) Southampton-City Art Gallery

Frederick Leighton (1830-1896)-'Perseus on Pegasus hastening to the rescue of Andromeda'-oil on canvas-(1895-1896)

Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)-'Bellerophon riding on a Pegasus fighting the Chimera'-oil on wood-1635 Bayone-Musée Bonnat