Myths

Pegasus and the Chimaera is a myth that talks about the horse that was created when Pegasus was fighting Medusa, who was later educated by Athena. It also talks about Chimaera, a frightful monster who breathes fire and its body is a hybrid between a lion, a goat and a dragon. The monster was created by Iobates in hopes that a heroe would destroy it someday, and his son-in-law, Proeteus, saw this as a chance for killing Bellerophon, a man he was jealous of. Bellerophon took Perseus with him because of an oracle´s recommendation, and had an easy victory. He thought that he would become an equal to the Gods. Jupiter made him fall off the horse, making him an cripple which eventually killed him.

The Pygmies are dwarfs, who measured around 13 inches. One story about them tells that they met Hercules and tried to attack him, with the response of a laughter and later taking them to the king Eurystheus.

The third myth I read was that of The Golden Fleece, where Jason, a prince, set out in the Argo with several other heroes, such as Hercules, Theseus, and Orpheus to find the Golden Fleece. After many hardships and small victories (one of them including the meeting between Jason and Medea)they finally obtained the fleece and returned to Thessaly, where Jason claimed his right to the throne.

The first and second myths relate in both, the main character does not achieve their goal (Bellerophon died and the dwarfs were taken away by Hercules). However, the third myth talks about the inmense victory of Jason, for he not only obtained the fleece but he also found love, a feeling that is commonly talked about in mythology. This is one of my personal favorites because I love that it includes more than one heroe, each and every one with its own personal story, separating it from the usual one-heroe stories.