ID: 901000756 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000756	Record Type: Named Legendary Animal

	Pegasus (Greek animal character)

Note: In Greek mythology, a winged horse that sprang from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa as she was beheaded by the hero Perseus.

Names:

	Pegasus (Greek animal character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Pegasos (Greek animal character) (English)
	Πήγασος (Greek animal character) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Pegasus (Greek animal character) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... legendary character
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... horse (species)
	.....(Equus (genus), Equidae (family), Perissodactyla (order), Mammalia (class), Vertebrata (subphylum), Chordata (phylum), Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (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)

Sources:

	Pegasus (Greek animal character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85099233
	Pegasos (Greek animal character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Πήγασος (Greek animal character)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/250869?sortBy=Relevance&ft=Pegasus&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=7
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Pegasus," accessed 7 July 2017