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Published: 19.11.2002.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'The Mythological Figure Bellerophon', 1.
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I, the once great and powerful Bellerophon, shall tell you the tale of how greed and jealousy led to my destruction.
Born the son of a human mother and the God Poseidon, at birth my destiny pretold of a greatness disturbed. During my childhood on earth with my mother Eurynome and my foster father Glaucus, I developed a fascination with horses. Both of my fathers, known as expert horse riders, surrounded me with animals. This involvement in horses soon led me to venture out of my home in an attempt to capture the flying horse Pegasus. …

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