Pegasus

Summary

Pegasus is a winged horse^[1]. Pegasus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 wooden roller coaster^[29], in Netherlands^[30], founded in 1991^[31]; Pegaso^[32], an automobile manufacturer^[33], in Spain^[34], founded in 1946^[35], headquartered in La Sagrera^[36]; Pigasus Award^[37], an award^[38], founded in 1982^[39]; ASUS^[40], a business^[41], in Taiwan^[42], founded in 1989^[43], headquartered in Taipei^[44]; Pegasus Bridge^[45], a rolling lift bridge^[46], in France^[47], founded in 1934^[48]; Pigasus^[49], an individual animal^[50]; Berezina-class auxiliary ship^[51]; and NEE-01 Pegaso^[52].

Why It Matters

Pegasus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Pegasus is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for Pegasus include Pegasus^[28], a wooden roller coaster^[29], in Netherlands^[30], founded in 1991^[31]; Pegaso^[32], an automobile manufacturer^[33], in Spain^[34], founded in 1946^[35], headquartered in La Sagrera^[36]; Pigasus Award^[37], an award^[38], founded in 1982^[39]; ASUS^[40], a business^[41], in Taiwan^[42], founded in 1989^[43], headquartered in Taipei^[44]; Pegasus Bridge^[45], a rolling lift bridge^[46], in France^[47], founded in 1934^[48]; and Pigasus^[49], an individual animal^[50].

FAQs

Who were Pegasus's parents?

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