Hero
Bellerophon
Βελλεροφῶν
Overview
Hero famed for taming Pegasus and slaying the Chimera.
Generation
Heroic Age
Symbols
Pegasus, spear
Children
No children recorded.
Related Myths
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Typhon and Echidna
Hero who defeats the Chimera, a monster associated with this lineage -
Bellerophon and the Chimera
Central hero -
The Fall of Bellerophon
Hero whose success ends in isolation and downfall -
Glaucus and Diomedes
Ancestor whose guest-friendship explains the bond between the warriors