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Bellerophon was, according to Homer's Iliad, a son of Glaucus and Eurymede of Corinth.
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The message in the letter requests that the Lycian king kill Bellerophon.
HMS Bellerophon, known to sailors as the "Billy Ruffian", was a ship of the line of the Royal Navy.A third-rate of 74 guns, she was launched in 1786. Bellerophon, also called Bellerophontes, hero in Greek legend.In the Iliad he was the son of Glaucus, who was the son of Sisyphus of Ephyre (traditionally Corinth).
Bellerophonic letters refers to a letter or message that can make the deliverer, who is unaware of its contents, look bad or bring harm to them.
He finds himself in the same dilemma as Proetus and decides to send the unfortunate lad on an expedition to …
Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. Bellerophon (bəlĕr`əfŏn, –fən), in Greek mythology, son of Glaucus Glaucus, in Greek mythology. Letters of Bellerophon synonyms, Letters of Bellerophon pronunciation, Letters of Bellerophon translation, English dictionary definition of Letters of Bellerophon.
By the time the king gets around to reading the letter, Bellerophon has been in his company for nine days.
Bellerophon with his horse Pegasus, stone bas-relief; in the Palazzo Spada, Rome
n. Greek Mythology The Corinthian hero who, with the aid of the winged horse Pegasus, slew the Chimera.
a hero of Greek myth who, mounted on Pegasus, killed the Chimera.
Bellerophon was a famous Greek hero, mostly known for defeating Chimera, a fire-breathing mythical monster.He was also recognised by riding white Pegasus which was a sort of a gift from Athena for his devotion to the goddess.
1 Sea god who loved Scylla.2 Trojan hero who, according to Homer, exchanged his golden armor for the bronze armor of Diomedes.3 Son of Sisyphus and father of Bellerophon.
[1.1] GLAUKOS (Homer Iliad 6.154, Hyginus Astronomica 2.21) [1.2] GLAUKOS & EURYMEDE (Apollodorus 1.85)[1.3] POSEIDON & EURYNOME (Hesiod Catalogues Frag 7, Hyginus Fab 157)[1.4] POSEIDON (Nonnus Dionysiaca 11.142)
The wife of King Proetus of Argos—named Anteia (in Homer’s telling) or Stheneboea (in the works of Hesiod and later writers)—loved Bellerophon; when he rejected her overtures, she falsely accused him to her husband.