Bellerophon

Bellerophon is a demigod hero from Greek mythology, the son of Poseidon, best known for his slaying of the Chimera, a hybrid monster that was part lion, part goat, and part serpent.

Born in Corinth, Bellerophon was the son of Eurynome, wife of the king of Corinth. One day, when Bellerophon was a young man, he had an argument with his half-brother, and they came to blows. Bellerophon killed his brother in his anger, and was exiled from his homeland. He found refuge with the king of Argos, who cleansed him of his crime. The queen of Argos took a liking to Bellerophon, but he rejected her. Distraught, she accussed Bellerophon of raping her. Furious, the king sent Bellerophon to Iobates, king of Lycia, bearing a sealed message instructing him to have Bellerophon killed.

To avoid violating the law of sacred hospitality, Iobates sent Bellerophon on a suicidal mission to kill the Chimera, a monster that was ravaging Lycian lands. The goddess Athena, who favored Bellerophon, aided him by granting him command of Pegasus, a winged horse. Bellerophon shot arrows at the beast, but they had little effect. Bellerophon then tipped his spear with a block of lead, which he thrust down the the monster's throat. The lead was melted by the Chimera's fire, suffocating it. Shocked by Bellerophon's survival, Iobates continued to send him on such quests, but Bellerophon completed them all. Eventually learning of Iobates's goal, Bellerophon, with some help from Poseidon, stormed the palace. Convinced that his guest was the son of a god, Iobates begged for forgiveness and granted Bellerophon co-rulership of his kingdom.

With so much success and glory at such a young age, Bellerophon's hubris began to grow. He began to see himself as deserving of a place upon Olympus, the home of the gods. To claim his rightful place, he mounted Pegasus and began to fly to Olympus's peak. Appaled by this display of pride, Zeus sent a gadfly to sting Pegasus, who panicked and bucked Bellerophon off. Bellerophon was saved from death by Athena, but the fall permanently blinded him. He wandered the Earth as a begger, living in misery until he died.

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