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ID: 901000755
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000755
Record Type: Character/Person

Bellerophon (Greek character)

Note: Hero in Greek legend. In the Iliad he was the son of Glaucus, who was the son of Sisyphus of Ephyre (traditionally Corinth).

Names:
Bellerophon (Greek character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Bellerophontes (Greek character) (English)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Greek iconography> (P)
........<Greek characters> (G)
............Bellerophon (Greek character) (I)
Related Iconography:
associated with .... Chimera
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Chimera (Greek character)) [901000661]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... legendary character
.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... hero
.....(people by state or condition, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Bellerophon (Greek character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 87002859
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 945 (story of) Bellerophon
................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
Bellerophontes (Greek character)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 945 (story of) Bellerophon
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Bellerophon," accessed 13 June 2017
................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 87002859

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