Mythology - Greek - Pegasus

Pegasus is depicted as a large, pearl white stallion with wings that can hold both rainbows or thunderstorms within them. He was born from the blood of the Gorgon, Medusa, after Perseus beheaded her. Some stories state that he and his brother, Chrysaor, were born when Medusa's blood mingled with the water of the sea, making them also children of Poseidon, who was the creator of horses. Pegasus carried lightning bolts and thunder for Zeus and allowed himself to be captured by the mortal, Bellerophon, to defeat the Chimera, but when Bellerophon tried to ride him to reach the top of Olympus, Pegasus threw him off and flew away.