Gaius Octavius Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 My Bride, Claudia, tortured her meager female wits today, wondering if Pegasus was a unique being, or just one of many Pegasus types? Answers would, obviously, make my life more enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Manicus Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 One of a kind. The offspring of Poseidon and Medusa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted December 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 6 As always, you are a great help in ontological matters. Merci, mucho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 I personally believe that there are more than one, but this is a personal belief not (as far as I know) supported by mythology.) One of a kind. The offspring of Poseidon and Medusa. OK, I'm missing something...how does a god, mating with a snake haired gorgon, produce a winged horse? I know that genetics have little bearing on the reproduction of gods...but I'm missing the connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 I personally believe that there are more than one, but this is a personal belief not (as far as I know) supported by mythology.) One of a kind. The offspring of Poseidon and Medusa. OK, I'm missing something...how does a god, mating with a snake haired gorgon, produce a winged horse? I know that genetics have little bearing on the reproduction of gods...but I'm missing the connection. Pegasus was not the only winged horse of Greek myth. Some gods, such as Helios and Zeus, were said to drive chariots drawn by winged horses. Plato wrote: "Now the winged horses and the charioteers of the gods are all of them noble and of noble descent ..." (from Phaedrus translated by Benjamin Jowett). Supernatural DNA obviously differs from mortal DNA. After all, the race of Centaurs was said to have been born of the cloud nymph Nephele and the mortal King Ixion. -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Porcius Cato Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Pyro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Pegasus was not the only winged horse of Greek myth. Some gods, such as Helios and Zeus, were said to drive chariots drawn by winged horses. Plato wrote: "Now the winged horses and the charioteers of the gods are all of them noble and of noble descent ..." (from Phaedrus translated by Benjamin Jowett). Thanks Nephele, maybe that's what I'm thinking of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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