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The Legend of Pegasus
The story of Pegasus begins when Perseus, Hermes and Athena were sent to kill Medusa. They had a special sword that wouldn’t shatter or chip once used to strike the Gorgon’s scales and a shield that could also serve as a mirror. Perseus used the shield to look behind him and he slowly but surely got behind Medusa then beheaded her. Perseus had also used an invisible helmet to escape the sisters of Medusa so they couldn’t counterattack and get revenge ("Legend of Pegasus"). The leftover blood that oozed from the bodiless head and fell into the ocean, to make foam, created Pegasus ("Constellation of Pegasus").
The birth of Pegasus in depth was very weird. Poseidon had taken Medusa’s virginity in the temple of Athene. Athene was furious that Medusa had “defiled” her temple, so she cast a spell on her that changed her hair into a bundle of snakes and with a glance of an eye, she could turn anything into stone ("Tales Of Pegasus").
For the time being, Pegasus belonged to Perseus. He used her to save Andromeda who was going to be sacrificed for being prettier than her mom, much like the fairytale Snow White. After Perseus rescued Andromeda, they married and Athena carried Pegasus to Mount Helicon. Pegasus was then in the Muses’ care. Pegasus’ hoof struck the ground and the barren spring, the Muses had used to utilize, welled up and flowed. It was the Hippocrene Spring ("Legend of Pegasus").
The Hippocrene spring was empty all due to some competition the Muses had with the daughters of Pierus. When the daughters started to sing, everything shut down and the waters got irritated. They started to form a type of tsunami and before it could get to horrendous, Pegasus stomped his hoof down and all went calm ("Greek My...

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