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In a stroke of luck, before Bellerophon met the vile creature called the Chimera, the gods provided an unexpected encounter, Bellerophon stumbled upon the magnificent winged horse Pegasus--son of Medusa and Poseidon, who was drinking water at a stream. Bellerophon knew that if he could tame that creature, he would practically be invincible and so the hero stealthily approached the winged horse and jumped on the animal which reacted immediately, bouncing frantically in order to get the unexpected person off him, and so Pegasus threw the young man to the ground and his head hit a rock and Bellerophon lost consciousness.
While unconscious, Bellerophon's mind entered the kingdom of Morpheus-the god of dreams, and in his slumber, he came across Athena-the goddess of wisdom, who had golden reins (a long, narrow strap attached at one end to a horse's bit, typically used in pairs to guide or check a horse in riding), she had them in her hands and so she proceeded to give the golden reins to Bellerophon of who she had great empathy for, and she explained to him how to tame Pegasus. when Bellerophon eventually regained consciousness, in his hands he had the goddess's special golden reins and Pegasus was still around, following the goddesses' advice, Bellerophon calmly approached the glorious animal and gently put the golden reins on it, and so the expelled prince of Corinth mounted he winged horse and began galloping until Bellerophon and the glorious creature took flight and although Pegasus had never been mounted so he had to learn to accommodate more weight than he usually would, the union between Bellerophon and Pegasus was so perfect that Pegasus was still able to fly gracefully and they ascended until they pierced the clouds moving as though they were one single creature.
From the skies, Bellerophon noticed a huge column of smoke which indicated the presence of the terrible Chimera, the bestial creature had destroyed everything around him and its flames consumed the village, from the sky, Bellerophon assessed his opponent who was a more dangerous enemy than he had imagined, the beast spat gushes of fire towards the hero, but the agile Pegasus could anticipate the trajectory of the deadly flaming attacks. Pegasus and Bellerophon flew in circles around the creature which made it increasingly confused. The hero attacked Chimera and he prepared to fight back; the beast jumped on Pegasus who responded with a kick to the beast's head, temporarily rendering the best vulnerable. Realizing this, Bellerophon jumped of Pegasus's back and pierced the beast with his spear, killing Chimera, due to this incredible and seemingly impossible accomplishment, Bellerophon was filled with an incredible sense of power, and he began to believe the stories from long ago about him being Poseidon's son.
Bellerophon returned back to Lycia with the monster's head as a trophy and the king was utterly stunned and impressed, he never imagined that Bellerophon would be able to complete the seemingly impossible task successfully and then the king told Bellerophon that he would prepare the wedding as soon as 2 other threats were neutralized: the Solymi's and the Amazons. Bellerophon knew that the king was infringing on what had initially been agreed but due to his passion for the princess, he accepted the new tasks, Bellerophon fought risking his life to defeat the Solymi's-wild warriors and the offspring of Ares, after this he also fought and defeated the amazons as he and his divine horse were truly a formidable force.
Bellerophon once again returned to Lycia and this time with prisoners, the leaders of the Solymi's and Amazons who terrorized the kingdom of Lycia. The king of Lycia then realized that Bellerophon was blessed by the gods and that the accusations of rape made against him could only be false and baseless and so as promised the king gave his daughter's hand in marriage and celebrated their union, as well as naming the hero as his heir.
Bellerophon had gotten everything that a man could desire, he had a beautiful family and he ruled Lycia in his father in-law's place but after all of his accomplishments, he believed he deserved an even greater glory and in an impulsive act, he rode Pegasus and flew towards Olympus, Bellerophon guided his winged horse towards the skies, conquered by pride, he wanted Olympus because he believed that he deserved a spot next to the gods. From Olympus, Zeus observed the daring and unbridled of Bellerophon as he flew towards the dwelling of the gods because he considered himself to be part of the immortal gods, and that display of arrogance was considered a grave sin and so the supreme god used the most minimal effort because he didn't even need to waste his strength on such an ignorant and powerless being, he made a wasp to sting Bellerophon's horse, in a fit of panic by Pegasus, Bellerophon was shaken off and fell from the heights of the heavens and so his desire for immortality had vanished along with him in the clouds.
A mortal would never be able to survive such a fall, some say that Bellerophon died a terrible death, others say he was saved by the goddess Athena and spent the rest of his life trying to find his winged horse again, but regardless of the fate of the proud hero, one thing was certain, and that is the fact that he never met Pegasus again as the horse was made immortal as it was the will of the gods and was placed among the stars.