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After being very brave, Bellerophon got on his magical horse, Pegasus, and tried to ride it to Mount Olympus. The gods were angry with his arrogance and sent a horsefly to punish him. Pegasus got angry and threw Bellerophon off his back, then flew away into the sky.

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A type of sea creature that lived during the Paleozoic period had a shell that looked similar to an ammonite.

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Although she was the daughter of Poseidon, the god of the sea, she was raised by Glaucus, her mother's husband. Glaucus was famous for killing the Chimera, a mythical creature, and was one of the most important heroes, alongside Cadmus and Perseus.

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The British Royal Navy had a ship called the HMS Bellerophon that was commanded by Captain Maitland. It was built in 1786 and after Napoleon lost the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, Captain Maitland took Napoleon to England as a prisoner. The HMS Bellerophon then became a "prison ship" and was used to keep Napoleon captive until it was no longer usable.

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In Sumerian mythology, Etana is a legendary king who is said to have flown to the heavens on the back of an eagle in order to retrieve a magical plant that would cure his childless wife.

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A person traveled to a place with the help of Pegasus, a mythical winged horse, but ended up dying like a poor person and returning to their home.

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A mythological hero rode on a magical flying horse called Pegasus and flew through the sky.

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I met a great person one morning who was very helpful and knew a lot about mythology.

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