🪽 Pegasus — the Winged Horse from Greek Mythology According to ancient Greek mythology, Pegasus was not born in the heavens, but in blood. He sprang forth from the severed neck of Medusa, the once-beautiful Gorgon, when Perseus struck her down. Both Pegasus and his lesser-known sibling, Chrysaor, were children of Poseidon—conceived when he lay with Medusa before her transformation into a monster. Though born in violence, Pegasus would become a symbol of inspiration and wonder. He flew across la