Pegasus

mythological creature in Greek mythology
Intangible winged_horse Q162797
Pegasus
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Pegasus

Summary

Pegasus is a winged horse[1]. Pegasus draws 4,593 Wikipedia views per month (winged_horse category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pegasus's father was Poseidon[3].
  • Pegasus's mother was Medusa[4].
  • Pegasus is recorded as male organism[5].
  • Pegasus's instance of is recorded as winged horse[6].
  • Pegasus's instance of is recorded as mythological horse[7].
  • Pegasus is part of Greek mythology[8].
  • Pegasus's Commons category is recorded as Pegasus[9].
  • Pegasus's color is recorded as white[10].
  • Pegasus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pegasus[11].
  • Pegasus's Commons gallery is recorded as Pegasus[12].
  • Pegasus's work location is recorded as Ancient Greece[13].
  • Pegasus's worshipped by is recorded as Greek mythology[14].
  • Pegasus's depicted by is recorded as Pegasos (sculpture), Corinth[15].
  • Pegasus's depicted by is recorded as Allegory of the wall decoration[16].
  • Pegasus's depicted by is recorded as Perseus and Pegasus[17].
  • Pegasus's depicted by is recorded as Relief of Gorgon running[18].
  • Pegasus's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[19].
  • Pegasus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Pegasus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Pegasus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[22].
  • Pegasus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • Pegasus's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[24].
  • Pegasus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25].
  • Pegasus's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[26].
  • Pegasus's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Πήγασος'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include winged horse[6] and mythological horse[7].

Use and Application

Pegasus is part of Greek mythology[8].

Influence

Things named for Pegasus include Pegasus[28], a spyware[29]; ASUS[30], a business[31], in Taiwan[32], founded in 1989[33], headquartered in Taipei[34]; Pegasus Bridge[35], a rolling lift bridge[36], in France[37], founded in 1934[38]; Pigasus[39], an individual animal[40]; Pegaso[41], an automobile manufacturer[42], in Spain[43], founded in 1946[44], headquartered in La Sagrera[45]; Pigasus Award[46], an award[47], founded in 1982[48]; Berezina-class auxiliary ship[49]; and NEE-01 Pegaso[50].

Why It Matters

Pegasus draws 4,593 Wikipedia views per month (winged_horse category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] Pegasus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Pegasus is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

Entities named for Pegasus include Pegasus[28], a spyware[29]; ASUS[30], a business[31], in Taiwan[32], founded in 1989[33], headquartered in Taipei[34]; Pegasus Bridge[35], a rolling lift bridge[36], in France[37], founded in 1934[38]; Pigasus[39], an individual animal[40]; Pegaso[41], an automobile manufacturer[42], in Spain[43], founded in 1946[44], headquartered in La Sagrera[45]; and Pigasus Award[46], an award[47], founded in 1982[48].

FAQs

Who were Pegasus's parents?

Pegasus's father was Poseidon[3]. Pegasus's mother was Medusa[4].

References

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  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [50] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Different from Tulpar, Ethiopian pegasus, winged horse
    Worshipped by Greek mythology
    Derivative work pegasus, Pegasus
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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