Bellerophon

Bellerophon, or Bellerophontes, was a Greek hero.
==Mythology==
===Early Life===
At a young age, Bellerophon tamed Pegasus, the winged horse that was previously thought to be untamable. He was later exiled from Corinth for murdering a relative. He wen to Argos and was loved by the King's wife, Stheneboea. When Bellerophon spurned her advances, Stheneboea told her husband that he tried to rape her. Proetus, the king, sent him to Lycia to King Iobates with a letter, asking Iobates to put Bellerophon to death. Iobates didn't want to kill the boy so he sent him to slay the Chimera, thinking that the beast would kill him instead.
===Quests===
Bellerophon used Pegasus and the advice of Athena to kill the beast by shoving a spear with lead on the end down the fire-breathing throat of the beast, causing the lead to melt and kill the Chimera. After returning to Iobates, the king told him to subdue the Solymi tribe as well as the Amazons, which he did successfully. Eventually, Iobates told his guards to ambush Bellerophon and kill him, but Bellerophon ended up killing all of the guards. Iobates then realized that Bellerophon was the offspring of a god and asked him to marry his daughter.
===Death===
Bellerophon attempted to use Pegasus to fly to Olympus. While they were flying, Zeus, angered by the audacity of Bellerophon, sent a gadfly to sting Pegasus. Bellerophon fell off the horse and either dropped to his death or wandered the world hated by both mortals and gods.
==Relationships==
*Parents: Poseidon and Eurynome
*Spouse(s): Philonoe
*Children with Philonoe: Isander, Hippolochus, Laodamia
Category:Greek Mythology
Category:Mortals
Category:Heroes
Category:Slayers of Beasts
Category:Demigods