Pegasus
the winged horse of the Titans
Pegasus was a great winged horse of the Greek world, gray of coat with wings wreathed in flame. Sent forth by Gaia, he carried Kratos through the skies on his second war against Olympus until the Dark Rider struck him from the air above the Island of Creation.
Pegasus was a great winged horse of the Greek world, gray of coat with wings wreathed in flame. Sent forth by Gaia to aid Kratos in his war against Olympus, he carried the Spartan through the skies on the long journey toward the Sisters of Fate. (God of War II)
The horse of legend#
In the older tales of Greece the Pegasus was a winged horse born of the blood of Medusa after the hero Perseus struck off her head, springing from her body alongside the golden warrior Chrysaor. The creature was counted among the children of Poseidon. Once it had carried the hero Bellerophon in his quest to slay the Chimera. (Theogony)
Gaia's messenger#
After Zeus cast Kratos down and the Spartan was drawn back from the brink of death by Gaia, the Titan sought to set him on the path to the Sisters of Fate, that he might turn back time and prevent the fall of the Titans before it came. To bear him on this journey she sent forth Pegasus, a gray horse with flaming wings. (God of War II)
Gaia first directed Kratos to the Titan Typhon to seek aid. Riding Pegasus through the air, the Spartan fought his way past Griffins and the Raven, but on entering Typhon's lair the Titan trapped the winged horse beneath one of his enormous hands. Unwilling to aid an Olympian, Typhon refused him, and Kratos fought his way free, taking from the Titan the weapon known as Typhon's Bane before steering Pegasus clear of the lair. (God of War II)
The fall above the Island of Creation#
Having freed the horse, Kratos flew on, only to meet more Griffins and at their head the Dark Rider, leader of the pack. In the battle the Dark Rider's great mount tackled Pegasus and sent the winged horse plummeting toward the earth. Kratos leapt from the falling horse to the back of the Dark Griffin and carried the fight onward toward the Island of Creation. The ultimate fate of Pegasus was never made certain. (God of War II)
Frequently asked questions
- What is Pegasus in God of War?
- Pegasus was a great winged horse of the Greek world. In the old myths he was said to have sprung from the blood of the slain Medusa and to have aided the hero Bellerophon against the Chimera. In the age of Kratos, Gaia sent forth a gray Pegasus with flaming wings to carry the Spartan on his journey to the Sisters of Fate.
- Why did Kratos ride Pegasus?
- After Gaia healed Kratos so that he might take revenge on Zeus, she sent Pegasus to bear him through the air toward the Sisters of Fate, so that he could turn back time and prevent the downfall of the Titans. Gaia first directed him to seek the aid of the Titan Typhon.
- What happened to Pegasus?
- As Kratos flew toward the Island of Creation he was set upon by Griffins and their leader, the Dark Rider. In the battle the Dark Rider's mount tackled Pegasus and sent the winged horse plummeting toward the earth. Kratos leapt aboard the Dark Griffin, and the fate of Pegasus was left uncertain.
Sources
- GameGod of War II, Santa Monica Studio, 2007
- BookTheogony, Hesiod, around 700 BC
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