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The winged horse Pegasus is one of the most iconic figures in Ancient Greek, and indeed world, mythology. Our study of the majestic creature takes us to unexpected places, from the dark depths of the Gorgon Medusa's lair, to the heights of Olympus. We uncover symbolic meaning in the Pegasus story with just as much range, from the workings of our innermost selves, to a cosmic lesson.
Our study of Greek and Roman sources in art and texts including Hesiod's Theogony and Ovid's Metamorphoses.
Much love to Downtown Dallas, Texas, where this was filmed! Pegasus Plaza is a lovely urban area dedicated to Pegasus and the Muses, and the fine people at Pegasus City Brewing have great beer and a really cool atmosphere.
00:00 Introduction
00:07 Perseus on Pegasus Slaying Medusa by John Singer Sargent
00:20 Pegasus on the Fountain Hippocrene by Benvenuto Cellini
00:25 The Muse on Pegasus by Odilon Redon
00:38 A Monster Transformed
01:02 Achilles and Memnon, between Thetis and Eos by the Munich Painter
01:06 Pallas Athena by Gustav Klimt
01:13 Running Gorgon by the Berlin Painter
01:21 The Idol of Perversity by Jean Delville
01:38 Medusa and Neptune Embracing by Johannes Zainer
02:03 Secession Poster by Gustav Klimt
02:13 Medusa by Jacek Malczewski
02:46 Portrait of Actress Helena Sulima as a Gorgon by Jacek Malczewski
02:53 The Head of the Gorgon Representing Tuberculosis by W Wassermann
03:14 Head of Medusa by Godfried Maes
03:19 Legend of Galatea by Baldassarre Peruzzi
03:34 Medusa Shield by Arnold Böcklin
03:38 Head of Medusa from the Uffizi Gallery
03:44 Medusa by Evelyn de Morgan
04:00 Pegasus Departing by Albert Pinkham Ryder
04:21 Pegasus’ Flight
04:29 Winged Horse from the Louvre
04:34 Minerva Visits the Muses by Jan Brueghel the Elder, Joos de Momper the Younger, and Hendrick van Balen the Elder
05:04 Pegasus Among Flowers by Józef Mehoffer
05:19 Pegasus by the Barclay Painter
06:02 Chimera by the Bellerophon Painter, photographed by ArchaiOptix, licensed under Creative Commons
06:12 Bellerophon Killing hte Chimera by Francesco di Giorgio
06:28 Bellerophon, Pegasus, and Athena from Pompeii
06:44 Bellerophon and Pegasus by Julius Troschel
06:49 Bellerophon Mosaic from Nîmes
07:08 Bellerophon and the Chimera from the National Archaeological Museum of Athens
07:15 The Ultimate Flight
07:19 Bellerophon and Pegasus from Apulia, photographed by Romanwindwhistler, licensed under Creative Commons
07:39 “Yes, there he sat, on the back of the winged horse!” by Mary Hamilton Frye
07:52 Jupiter and Bellerophon by Erik Cornelius
08:16 Bellerophon on Pegasus by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
08:43 Bellerophon is Sent to the Campaign Against the Chimera by Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov
09:00 Pegasus’ Wings
09:23 Pegasus and the Hydra by Odilon Redon
Mythos & Logos are two ancient words that can be roughly translated as “Story & Meaning.”
Support the channel by subscribing, liking, and commenting to join the conversation!
Patreon: patreon.com/c/mythosandlogos
All works of art are public domain unless stated otherwise. Ambiment- The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
The winged horse Pegasus is one of the most iconic figures in Ancient Greek, and indeed world, mythology. Our study of the majestic creature takes us to unexpected places, from the dark depths of the Gorgon Medusa's lair, to the heights of Olympus. We uncover symbolic meaning in the Pegasus story with just as much range, from the workings of our innermost selves, to a cosmic lesson.
Our study of Greek and Roman sources in art and texts including Hesiod's Theogony and Ovid's Metamorphoses.
Much love to Downtown Dallas, Texas, where this was filmed! Pegasus Plaza is a lovely urban area dedicated to Pegasus and the Muses, and the fine people at Pegasus City Brewing have great beer and a really cool atmosphere.
00:00 Introduction
00:07 Perseus on Pegasus Slaying Medusa by John Singer Sargent
00:20 Pegasus on the Fountain Hippocrene by Benvenuto Cellini
00:25 The Muse on Pegasus by Odilon Redon
00:38 A Monster Transformed
01:02 Achilles and Memnon, between Thetis and Eos by the Munich Painter
01:06 Pallas Athena by Gustav Klimt
01:13 Running Gorgon by the Berlin Painter
01:21 The Idol of Perversity by Jean Delville
01:38 Medusa and Neptune Embracing by Johannes Zainer
02:03 Secession Poster by Gustav Klimt
02:13 Medusa by Jacek Malczewski
02:46 Portrait of Actress Helena Sulima as a Gorgon by Jacek Malczewski
02:53 The Head of the Gorgon Representing Tuberculosis by W Wassermann
03:14 Head of Medusa by Godfried Maes
03:19 Legend of Galatea by Baldassarre Peruzzi
03:34 Medusa Shield by Arnold Böcklin
03:38 Head of Medusa from the Uffizi Gallery
03:44 Medusa by Evelyn de Morgan
04:00 Pegasus Departing by Albert Pinkham Ryder
04:21 Pegasus’ Flight
04:29 Winged Horse from the Louvre
04:34 Minerva Visits the Muses by Jan Brueghel the Elder, Joos de Momper the Younger, and Hendrick van Balen the Elder
05:04 Pegasus Among Flowers by Józef Mehoffer
05:19 Pegasus by the Barclay Painter
06:02 Chimera by the Bellerophon Painter, photographed by ArchaiOptix, licensed under Creative Commons
06:12 Bellerophon Killing hte Chimera by Francesco di Giorgio
06:28 Bellerophon, Pegasus, and Athena from Pompeii
06:44 Bellerophon and Pegasus by Julius Troschel
06:49 Bellerophon Mosaic from Nîmes
07:08 Bellerophon and the Chimera from the National Archaeological Museum of Athens
07:15 The Ultimate Flight
07:19 Bellerophon and Pegasus from Apulia, photographed by Romanwindwhistler, licensed under Creative Commons
07:39 “Yes, there he sat, on the back of the winged horse!” by Mary Hamilton Frye
07:52 Jupiter and Bellerophon by Erik Cornelius
08:16 Bellerophon on Pegasus by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
08:43 Bellerophon is Sent to the Campaign Against the Chimera by Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov
09:00 Pegasus’ Wings
09:23 Pegasus and the Hydra by Odilon Redon
Mythos & Logos are two ancient words that can be roughly translated as “Story & Meaning.”
Support the channel by subscribing, liking, and commenting to join the conversation!
Patreon: patreon.com/c/mythosandlogos
All works of art are public domain unless stated otherwise. Ambiment- The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
