Bellerophon Episode: 1

The legendary hero, Bellerophon, was born when his mother Eurymede, wife of king Glaucous, was seduced by the god of the sea, Poseidon. Bellerophon's brave journey began when accidentally killed his brother and he had to leave his home.

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The mythological underpinnings the Chapman Brothers' web cartoon Homestar Runner are comprehensive, including this reference to the myth of Bellerophon, whose hubris in thinking himself equal to God spurred Zeus to send a gadfly to thwart his ambitions

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As a remain voter not sure Trafalgar anniversary is p.c. but 16 British ships (see lamp-posts along The Mall) had classical names-Neptune, Agamemnon, Ajax, Orion, Minotaur, Spartiate, Mars, Bellerophon, Colossus, Achille, Polyphemus, Euryalus, Naiad, Phoebe, Sirius, Britannia)

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Roman Sebasteion relief sculpture of Bellerophon, Aphrodisias Museum, Turkey

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Some mythical mid-week magic from Storytime Issue 32: Bellerophon, Pegasus and the moon! Art by El Gunto.

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