Pegasus
deity sky Indian corroborated · 6
A creature from classical era, described as a flying horse. Pegasus is found also in Indian art.
↻ synthesized from 6 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in Greek mythology.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Piasa Bird, basilisk, Fenghuang, Cockatrice, Erinyes, Djinn, Elemental, Fionnuala, Firebird, Fūjin, Gamayun, Gargoyle, Garuda, Stheno, Euryale, Hippogriff, Huitzilopochtli, Itsumade, Lightning Bird, Lindworm, Minokawa, Nephele, Nue, Huginn, Muninn, Ong, Peryton, Raiju, Roc, Sarimanok, Shahbaz, Sirens, Snallygaster, Stymphalian Birds, Sylph, Winged Unicorn, Wyvern, Yalungur, Yuki-onna, Zilant, Zduhać, Aralez, Cernunnos, Fairy, Hathor, Horned God, Jackalope, Silenos, sphinxes, manticore, Harpy, Simurgh, Thunderbird, Anzû, Pamola, Yali, Kamadhenu, Lamashtu, Enlil, Sharabha, Apis, Buraq, Lakhmu, Medea’s dragons, Chimera, Hesperides, Atlas, Holy Spirit, Cyclops, Scylla, Charybdis, Hydra, harpies, chimaera, Triton, Medusa, devils, dragon, lamassu, phoenixes, angels, Bat, seraph, satyr, centaur, Minotaur, griffins, Ziz, cherubim, mermaids, jinn, Zeus, Hermes
Mentioned by
- Holy Spirit
- Cyclops
- Scylla
- Charybdis
- Hydra
- harpies
- chimaera
- Triton
- Medusa
- devils
- dragon
- lamassu
- phoenixes
- angels
- Bat
- seraph
and 10 more
Sources
wikipedia (5)
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“Some classical era creatures, such as the (horse/human) centaur, chimaera, Triton and the flying horse Pegasus, are found also in Indian art.”
#4002 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Pegasus – A winged horse”
#4465 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Pegasus - A particular winged horse from Greek mythology. Sometimes the lowercase spelling is used as a metonym for winged horses in general.”
#4807 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Pegasus, winged stallion in Greek mythology”
#11122 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“in the legends or myths of men or animals which are supposed to have travelled through the air, such as Pegasus, Medea’s dragons and Daedalus, as well as in Egyptian bas-reliefs, wings appear as the means by which aerial locomotion is effected.”
#43778 · extracted by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:free