Pegasos

Pegasos, also spelled Pegasus, was a famed pterippus—a winged, divine stallion—in Greek mythology.
==History==
In Greek mythology, Pegasos sprung forth along with his brother Chrysaor from the neck of the gorgon Medusa after the legendary hero Perseus had cut off her head. The steed befriended Perseus, and carried him to save Andromeda, an Aithiopian princess, who was chained to cliffs as a sacrifice to the sea monster Ketos.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – A Treasury of Legends
According to the stories, the legendary hero Bellerophon, son of King of Korinth caught Pegasos when the steed came to the Spring of Peirene to drink.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Korinthia: Spring of Peirene
One of the many deeds Pegasos and Bellerophon are famed for is the slaying of the mythical beast Chimera. Another is when the god Zeus tasked Pegasos to bring lightning and thunder from Olympos; as a reward for doing this, the steed was turned into a constellation.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Kephallonia: Bellerophon, Pegasus, and Chimera
==Influence and legacy==
By the 5th century BCE Korinthia had taken the image of Pegasos as their national emblem, which was emblazoned on their banners.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Korinthia: Korinthian Banner Korinthia had also a region dedicated to the steed, called Valley of the Pegasos.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
During the Peloponnesian War the Spartan misthios Kassandra found a figurehead for the ship Adrestia bearing the likeness of Pegasos within the Olympic Shipwreck, off the coast of Elis. She also found sails and finery bearing a depiction of the steed in Hermit's Dive in Messara. In addition, she also obtained an armor set which drew inspiration from the winged stallion.
In the 1st century BCE a wealthy merchant's daughter, Kara, named her beloved horse Pegasus in honor of the mythical creature. Unlike Pegasos of myth, Kara's steed was mare.Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Last Bodyguard
==Behind the scenes==
In Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, one of the lieutenants recruitable aboard the Adrestia via the Animus mods is called Pegasos. Another Animus mod also enables the player character, the Eagle Bearer, to ride Pegasos.
==Gallery==
ACOD The Prancing Pegasos ship design.png|The ship design bearing the likeness of Pegasos
ACOD Pegasos Figurehead.png|The figurehead shaped like Pegasos
ACOd-ChrysaorPegasos.jpg|The crossguard of the sword Chrysaor featuring the likeness of Pegasos
ACOd-banner-Korinthia.jpg|The banner of Korinthia featuring Pegasos
David-paget-pegasos-armour.jpg|Concept art of the armor set based on Pegasos
ACOd-PegasosSet-head-NathanielLaMartina.jpg|Pegasos and Chrysaor emerging from the neck of the decapitated Medusa on the helmet of the set
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Origins 
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey 
==References==
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