Similarities Between Greek Myth Pegasus And Bellerophon

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In greek mythology there are many myths which can teach very valuable lessons in life and prevent you from making mistakes. Myths in greek mythology can also relate to similar instances that can take place in everyday life. For example, the myth pegasus and bellerophon can be related to everyday life along with other myths.
In the myth pegasus and bellerophon, it is said that bellerophon or Bellerophontes was a young man from a city called corinth and that his father was king glaucus of corinth. Bellerophon’s biggest dream was to own a pegasus, which athena found, tamed, and brought to him. Bellerophon had accidently killed his brother, but the king couldn’t kill a person that had eaten at his table, so instead he punished bellerophon by

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