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Bellerophon riding Pegasus and spearing Chimaera (mosaic)

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EHT369200
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Bellerophon riding Pegasus and spearing Chimaera (mosaic)
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Roman Imperial Period (27 BC-476 AD)
Location
Lullingstone Roman Villa, Kent, UK
Medium
mosaic
Date
C4th AD
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Bellerophon was a hero of Greek mythology who tamed the winged horse Pegasus and slew the fire-breathing monster Chimera, who had the body of a lioness, a tail ending in a snake's head and the head of a goat coming out of its spine;

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© Historic England / Bridgeman Images
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hero / roman empire / spear / ancient rome / slaying / monstrous / roman-british / creature / romano-british
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Largest available format 4710 × 3724 px 14 MB
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Large 4710 × 3724 px 399 × 315 mm 14.0 MB
Medium 1024 × 810 px 87 × 69 mm 1.4 MB

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