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title: Bellerophon riding Pegasus and the Chimera
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3362/bellerophon-riding-pegasus-and-the-chimera/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Bellerophon riding Pegasus and the Chimera

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Bellerophon riding Pegasus and the Chimera](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3362.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3362.jpg)

## Image Caption

Red-figure plate showing [Bellerophon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bellerophon/) riding [Pegasus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pegasus/) and chasing the Chimera, by the Baltimore painter, second half of the 4th century BCE. (Photo taken at the "Monsters. Fantastic Creatures of Fear and Myth" exhibition, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/))

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2014, December 17). Bellerophon riding Pegasus and the Chimera. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3362/bellerophon-riding-pegasus-and-the-chimera/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Bellerophon riding Pegasus and the Chimera." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 17, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3362/bellerophon-riding-pegasus-and-the-chimera/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Bellerophon riding Pegasus and the Chimera." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Dec 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3362/bellerophon-riding-pegasus-and-the-chimera/>.

## License & Copyright

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