Pegasus was a beautiful winged horse who sprang from
the body of Medusa when she was slain by the hero Perseus,
the son of Zeus and Danae.
Spreading out his wings he immediately flew to the top
of Mount Olympus, where he was received with delight and
admiration by all the immortals.
A place in his palace was assigned to him by Zeus, who
employed him to carry his thunder and lightning.
Pegasus permitted none but the gods to mount him, except in
the case of Bellerophon, whom, at the command of Athene, he
carried aloft, in order that he might slay the Chimaera with his arrows.
The later poets represent Pegasus as being at the service
of the Muses, and for this reason he is more celebrated in modern
times than in antiquity.
He would appear to represent that poetical
inspiration, which tends to develop man's higher nature,
and causes the mind to soar heavenwards.
The only mention by the ancients of
Pegasus in connection with the Muses, is the story of his having
produced with his hoofs, the famous fountain Hippocrene.
It is said that during their contest with the Pierides, the Muses
played and sang on the summit of Mount Helicon with such
extraordinary power and sweetness, that heaven and earth stood still
to listen, whilst the mountain raised itself in joyous ecstasy towards
the abode of the celestial gods. Poseidon, seeing his special function
thus interfered with, sent Pegasus to check the boldness of the mountain,
in daring to move without his permission.
When Pegasus reached the summit, he stamped the ground with his
hoofs, and out gushed the waters of Hippocrene, afterwards so
renowned as the sacred fount, whence the Muses quaffed their
richest draughts of inspiration.
Pegasus was a beautiful winged horse who sprang from the body of Medusa when she was slain by the hero Perseus, the son of Zeus and Danae. Spreading out his wings he immediately flew to the top of Mount Olympus, where he was received with delight and admiration by all the immortals. A place in his palace was assigned to him by Zeus, who employed him to carry his thunder and lightning. Pegasus permitted none but the gods to mount him, except in the case of Bellerophon, whom, at the command of Athene, he carried aloft, in order that he might slay the Chimaera with his arrows.The later poets represent Pegasus as being at the service of the Muses, and for this reason he is more celebrated in modern times than in antiquity. He would appear to represent that poetical inspiration, which tends to develop man's higher nature, and causes the mind to soar heavenwards.The only mention by the ancients of Pegasus in connection with the Muses, is the story of his having produced with his hoofs, the famous fountain Hippocrene. It is said that during their contest with the Pierides, the Muses played and sang on the summit of Mount Helicon with such extraordinary power and sweetness, that heaven and earth stood still to listen, whilst the mountain raised itself in joyous ecstasy towards the abode of the celestial gods. Poseidon, seeing his special function thus interfered with, sent Pegasus to check the boldness of the mountain, in daring to move without his permission. When Pegasus reached the summit, he stamped the ground with his hoofs, and out gushed the waters of Hippocrene, afterwards so renowned as the sacred fount, whence the Muses quaffed their richest draughts of inspiration.
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