Pegasus

  【Pegasus】   Short 


 


 

Pegasus is a famous character from Greek mythology.

 


He is a majestic creature who is depicted as a pure white horse

 


with large, powerful wings that enable him to fly.

 


According to the myth, Pegasus was born from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa when the hero Perseus beheaded her.

 


Pegasus served Zeus, the king of the gods, carrying his thunder and lightning from Mount Olympus.

 


the hero Bellerophon, who wanted to ride Pegasus to defeat the monstrous Chimera.

 


Bellerophon was able to tame Pegasus using a golden bridle given to him by the goddess Athena.

 


After Bellerophon's success, he attempted to fly Pegasus to Mount Olympus,

 


but this hubris angered Zeus,

 


who sent a gadfly to sting Pegasus, causing Bellerophon to fall.




Upon his death, Zeus honored him by turning him into a constellation in the night sky.

 


Even now, we refer to this group of stars as Pegasus,

 


 Q1, angered Zeus (     )宙斯

      (A)開心 (B)悲傷 (C)生氣

Q2, a golden bridle (     )韁繩

   (A)黃金 (B)白銀 (C)紅銅 

Q3, white horse (     )

    (A)黑馬 (B)白馬 (C)斑馬

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