Bellerophon

The Myth - Part 1

Bellerophon and Pegasus

The Myth- Part 2

Anteia

• Since Glaucus and Poseidon had an interest in horses, Bellerophon seeked out Pegasus
• After failing he asked Polyeidus for help and followed his instructions
• He spent the night in Athena's temple and when he woke found the bridle he had dreamt about in his hands
• He gave sacrifices to both Poseidon and Athena and went to tame Pegasus, in which he had no difficulty
• He asks King Pitthesus to marry his daughter Aethra

• Bellerophon left Corinth and fled to Argos after losing his temper and killing his brother right before the wedding
• The kings of Argos' wife, Anteia falls in love with him but Bellerophon rejected her
• She was angry, so she accused him of rape
• King Proetus could not bring himself to kill Bellerophon, so he sent him to Iobates, Anteia's Father, to have him killed
• Iobates decided instead of killing him he would give him a series of dangerous tasks, expecting him not to survive

Background information

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The Myth- Part 3

The Chimera, the Solymi, The Amazons and the army

• Born in Corinth
• Son of Poseidon (even though Glaucus raised him as his own)
• Earliest version of Bellerophon is found in the Iliad by Homer

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• His first dangerous task was to kill the Chimera in which he succeeded
• A Chimera was a fire-breathing monster that had a lion head, a goat body and a snake tail
• Next, he was sent to fight the Solymi, Iobates enemy, which he defeated
• Bellerophon defeated the Amazons and was victorious
• Lastly he went up against Iobates whole army and killed every last man

What can you tell about the Greek people who told this myth?

The greeks who told this myth believe in the valuable lesson of learning from others mistakes. Bellerophon, the hero, even makes the mistake of overstepping his boundaries and receives a punishment. Back then, they believed that the same thing could happen to them. Most likely, they used this myth to get the point across that it is not a could idea to overstep the boundaries that the gods have set or else they could receive a punishment.

Ordinary world

1)

Growing up

He started in Corinth which is a city and surrounding area in Greece.

He was raised by Glaucus who was mortal but later became immortal

He traveled to Argos(Lycia) which is southwestern Turkey.

Ordinary world

2)

Night in Athena's Temple

Follows instructions from Polyeidus when trying to tame Pegasus and spent the night in Athena's Temple

The Hero's Journey

Special World

3)

Taming Pegasus

Tames Pegasus with the Bridle that he found when he woke up from his dream in Athena's temple

The Myth - Part 4

Bellerophon's end

• Eventually Iobates realizes the Gods were on Bellerophon's side and gave his daughter, Anteia's sister, in marriage
• He seamed happy, but one day decided to try to ride Pegasus to Mount Oylpius
• On their journey, Zeus sent a sting to Pegasus, and Bellerophon fell off
• He survived the fall but was crippled for the rest of his life.

Theme of the myth

Ordinary World

The theme or message of this myth is to not push your luck and be grateful for what you have. Bellerophon had a great life ahead of him, but he try to become more powerful and visit Olympus. Not only did he not reach Olympus and became crippled, but also lost the respect he had from the Gods

4)

Fleas to Argos

Bellerophon fleas to Argos after killing his brother when he lost his temper

Bellerophon's Hero Journey

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Ordinary World

6

Ordinary World

Special World

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Special World

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Ordinary World

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4

Special World

Tests

5)

First has to kill the Chimera.

Ordinary World

The Chimera was a fire breathing monster with the head of a lion body of a goat and tail of a snake.

7)

The long fall

Second he had to fight the Solymi, a neighboring warrior tribe.

He falls off Pegasus and survives his fall but is crippled for the rest of his life

Third he had to fight the Amazons a group of warrior women.

Special World

6)

Journey to Olympis

Bellerophon tries to ride Pegasus up to Olympus to visit the gods

Bellerophon

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