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Bellerophon's brave journey began in a familiar way, with an exile: in one narrative he had murdered his brother, whose name was given as
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One possible etymology that has been suggested is: Βελλεροφόντης (Bellerophóntēs) from
Ancient Greek βέλεμνον (bélemnon), βελόνη (belóne) or βέλος (bélos, "projectile, dart, javelin, needle, arrow") and -φόντης (-phóntēs, "slayer") from φονεύω (phoneúō, "to slay"). However,
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were both born at the moment of her death. "From this moment we hear no more of
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as thou makest sacrifice to him of a white bull." It was there when he awoke and understood that he had to approach
Pegasus while it drank from a well. When asked, Polyeidos told him which well: the never-failing
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Linguistic and Cultural Congeners in Latin, Greek, and Germanic". In Jasanoff; Melchert; Oliver (eds.).
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to sting
Pegasus, causing Bellerophon to fall back to Earth causing him to die. Pegasus completed the flight to Olympus where Zeus used him as a pack horse for his thunderbolts.
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Corinth, the city of Bellerophon's birth. Bellerophon mounted his steed and flew off, back to Lycia where the Chimera was said to dwell.
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2105:as the "bane-slayer" of the "bane to mankind" in
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1237:ensued: Bellerophon was sent against the warlike
835:; this origin hypothesis would correspond to how
2491:"Chapter 25: Myths of Local Heroes and Heroines"
2231:is most familiar in the narrative of Joseph and
1728:Le mirage grec. L'Orient du mythe et de l'épopée
1099:On his way to Caria, he encountered the famous
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950:. In some accounts, Bellerophon also fathered
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2722:The Iliad: A Commentary Volume II: books 5-8.
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1638:Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology
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2101:, makes a carefully argued case for
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1601:, numéro 1-2, 1997. pp. 42-43. DOI:
2743:Greek text available on Archive.org
2489:Oxford Classical Mythology Online.
1635:Roman, Luke; Roman, Monica (2010).
831:, which caused him to be exiled to
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843:'slayer of Argus') after slaying
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1452:Archaeological Museum of Rhodes
980:told by Bellerophon's grandson
787:, first half of the 1st century
2538:Parallels are in the myths of
2177:in Germanic. Robert Graves in
2046:The Hero with a Thousand Faces
1804:Apollodorus, 1.9.3 & 2.3.1
898:Bellerophon was the father of
183:several paternal half-siblings
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2656:'s 'Perseus upon Pegasus'".
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2601:vi.155–203 and xvi.328;
2313:; Tzetzes ad Lycophron,
2151:, also found in Hittite
2050:chapter 1, "Separation".
1702:Scholion zu Homer, p.155
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2411:The Classical Quarterly
2395:On the Virtues of Women
1532:that means 'Slayer of
714:"horse-knower"), was a
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1328:Enough fragments of
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1985:?Scholia ad Homer,
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2583:, xiii.87–90, and
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887:(also named
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790:
781:Roman fresco
710:: Ἱππόνοος;
703:
685:
681:
680:
490:
467:Golden apple
427:
348:
253:
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2983:Aristomedes
2918:Heracleidae
2864:Bellerophon
2732:Lycophron's
2718:Kirk, G. S.
2625:(286 N²)".
2589:Bibliotheke
2448:and Merope.
2365:13.63 ff.;
2355:Apollodorus
2243:' wife for
1966:Scholia ad
1920:Apollodorus
1844:Geographica
1824:Apollodorus
1822:6.196–197;
1790:Apollodorus
1625:vi.155–203.
1394:spears the
1373:and later.
1371:Renaissance
1367:Middle Ages
1334:Bellerophon
1317:Bellerophon
1315:Euripides'
1188:Musée Rolin
1180:Gallo-Roman
1138:, New York.
988:and son of
936:Alkimedousa
908:Hippolochus
682:Bellerophon
505:Triptolemus
428:Bellerophon
211:Hippolochus
110:Hippolochus
96:Predecessor
86:Other names
70:Aphrodisias
29:Bellerophon
3054:Categories
3028:Cypselus I
2960:Bacchiadae
2904:Hyanthidas
2846:Sisyphidae
2790:Rulers of
2587:, vii.44;
2566:2020-06-11
2444:; compare
2319:Eustathius
2212:Stheneboia
2122:3851246675
1756:Eustathius
1553:References
1403:red-figure
1101:Corinthian
1065:Stheneboea
998:Trojan War
920:Hippodamia
719:Corinthian
608:Demogorgon
541:Amphitryon
462:Hippomenes
337:Trojan War
269:Primordial
51:Corinthian
3033:Periander
3008:Pritanius
3003:Automenes
2993:Alexander
2973:Agelas II
2821:Corinthus
2735:Alexandra
2639:0363-1923
2505:April 26,
2440:170683301
2367:Pausanias
2357:, 2.3.2;
2353:319 ff.;
2218:are lost.
2208:Euripides
2154:Illuyanka
2143:Hesychius
2131:cite book
2097:191378610
1928:Lycophron
1922:, 2.3.2;
1879:6.197–205
1865:6.206–210
1748:Lycophron
1714:1959, p.
1569:Chiliades
1505:Footnotes
1406:epinetron
1330:Euripides
1164:Pausanias
1107:Polyeidos
1035:Hipponous
966:Mythology
944:Anticleia
940:Cassandra
904:Peisander
893:Alcimenes
810:Etymology
704:Hipponous
553:Narcissus
529:Pirithous
450:Labyrinth
363:Argonauts
279:Olympians
203:Offspring
148:Genealogy
106:Successor
90:Hipponous
40:Tamer of
2998:Telestes
2978:Eudaemus
2945:Agelas I
2927:Aletidae
2884:Propodas
2879:Damophon
2869:Ornytion
2854:Sisyphus
2799:Heleidae
2720:, 1990.
2710:, 1959.
2688:, 1960.
2591:ii.3.2;
2579:Pindar,
2350:Theogony
2325:6.494.40
2233:Potiphar
2165:slaying
2019:Poseidon
2015:Poseidon
2003:Hydissos
1892:, 5.79.3
1398:, on an
1266:Sarpedon
1134:. 1977.
1013:Chrysaor
994:Sarpedon
990:Sisyphus
952:Hydissos
948:Pasandra
924:Philonoe
916:Deidamia
912:Laodamia
885:Deliades
877:Poseidon
873:Eurymede
869:Eurynome
750:Heracles
734:Eurynome
730:Poseidon
598:Centaurs
558:Meleager
500:Phaethon
457:Atalanta
445:Daedalus
421:Minotaur
344:Odysseus
332:Diomedes
322:Achilles
310:Heracles
294:Chthonic
231:a series
229:Part of
219:Hydissos
215:Laodamia
193:Philonoe
179:Deliades
175:Siblings
169:Eurymede
161:Eurynome
157:Poseidon
122:, later
3115:Pegasus
2968:Bacchis
2950:Prymnes
2900:Doridas
2859:Glaucus
2826:Polybus
2816:Epopeus
2728:Scholia
2611:ix.646.
2544:Phaeton
2371:Fabulae
2245:Phrixus
2241:Athamas
2229:mytheme
2141:with a
2001:, s.v.
1943:Scholia
1924:Tzetzes
1874:Homer,
1826:, 2.3.1
1776:Fabulae
1772:Hyginus
1762:p. 632.
1744:Tzetzes
1712:Kerenyi
1578:Scholia
1565:Tzetzes
1525:phontes
1448:Chimera
1444:Pegasus
1396:Chimera
1392:Pegasus
1377:Gallery
1363:Perseus
1354:Perseus
1342:atheism
1309:Cilicia
1270:Artemis
1254:Xanthus
1239:Amazons
1215:Chimera
1195:Chimera
1111:Pegasus
1090:Chimera
1086:Erinyes
1075:Xanthus
1057:Argolid
1053:Achaean
1045:Proetus
1021:Pegasus
1009:Ethnica
986:Potniae
982:Glaucus
956:Asteria
928:Iobates
900:Isander
881:Glaukos
796:Pegasus
785:Pompeii
773:Pegasus
756:of the
754:Chimera
746:Perseus
738:Glaukos
603:Dragons
585:Related
575:Amazons
438:Chimera
433:Pegasus
416:Theseus
409:Orphism
404:Orpheus
392:Oedipus
375:Perseus
350:Odyssey
315:Labours
261:Deities
207:Isander
197:Asteria
189:Consort
165:Glaucus
153:Parents
134:Symbols
120:Potniae
100:Iobates
68:, from
66:Pegasus
42:Pegasus
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2988:Agemon
2935:Aletes
2811:Bounos
2806:Aeëtes
2654:Jonson
2637:
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2345:Hesiod
2291:2.4.6.
2263:Hamlet
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2089:500295
2087:
1975:13.82b
1968:Pindar
1839:Strabo
1645:
1582:Pindar
1530:Hermes
1440:mosaic
1302:gadfly
1290:hubris
1262:Anteia
1243:Solymi
1235:quests
1223:Turkey
1157:Pirene
1148:Aiolos
1144:Athena
1061:Anteia
1049:Tiryns
1017:Medusa
960:Hydeus
910:, and
889:Peiren
875:) and
863:Family
849:daimon
837:Hermes
800:Athena
777:Athena
775:, and
742:Cadmus
716:divine
593:Satyrs
570:Otrera
517:Pelops
492:Aeneid
486:Aeneas
479:Thebes
474:Cadmus
397:Sphinx
385:Gorgon
380:Medusa
327:Hector
284:Nymphs
274:Titans
78:Turkey
72:(near
3100:Lycia
2940:Ixion
2874:Thoas
2836:Jason
2831:Creon
2701:Iliad
2696:Homer
2598:Iliad
2593:Homer
2476:Iliad
2471:Homer
2461:xvi).
2459:Iliad
2446:Orion
2436:S2CID
2428:JSTOR
2258:Iliad
2227:This
2195:Iliad
2167:Vrtra
2163:Indra
2107:Iliad
2093:S2CID
2085:JSTOR
2061:Argus
1989:6.155
1987:Iliad
1956:6.192
1952:Iliad
1947:Homer
1910:10.21
1876:Iliad
1862:Iliad
1857:Homer
1819:Iliad
1814:Homer
1794:1.9.3
1760:Homer
1623:Iliad
1588:13.66
1534:Argos
1523:Argeï
1400:Attic
1219:Lycia
1184:Autun
1130:, by
1094:Caria
1079:Lycia
1070:xenia
973:Iliad
946:, or
932:Lycia
922:) by
845:Argus
833:Lycia
762:Homer
758:Iliad
358:Jason
289:Water
142:Spear
128:Lycia
124:Argos
116:Abode
74:Geyre
2902:and
2635:ISSN
2603:Ovid
2542:and
2507:2010
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2171:Thor
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