Title

Bellerophon and Pegasus, Roman Wallpainting from Pompeii, 1st century. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Bellerophon and Pegasus, Roman Wallpainting from Pompeii, 1st century. Bellerophon was a great hero and slayer of monsters, alongside Cadmus and Perseus, before the days of Heracles, his greatest feat was killing the Chimera. Pegasus, a white stallion is one of the best known creatures in Greek mythology.

Date

1th century

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B83_477

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,5Mb (2,4Mb) / 17,0in x 14,3in / 5088 x 4294 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe city animal Italy Italian people male man men animals horses horse country Rome white guy color challenge Pompeii Campania Roman harness location century SHIELD artefact position concept face to face mythology hero Pegasus artifact wall painting heroic heroism Colour mythical creature Greek mythology 20th century Ancient city CM Dixon 1st century Bellerophon mythical beast TGN object white colour Unknown Dixon 1st century AD CM Dixon Mike Dixon mythical creatures CM mythical beasts mythological creature