After undergoing a series of complicated events, the noble prince Bellerophon is sent to kill the monster, Chimera. Bellerophon prays to the goddess Minerva for help, who then sends down the winged horse Pegasus to help him with his task. With Pegasus at his aid, Bellerohphon is able to slay the beast, and is rewarded a home and a wife in the kingdom of Lycia. Greed got the better of Bellerophon, for one day, he rides up to Mount Olympus on Pegasus, claiming that he should be able to join the Gods. Once Jupiter saw this, he struck Bellerphon off his hourse and sent him craashing down to Earth, where he dies a homeless and crippled vagrant, while Pegasus rode on off onto the heavens.
The morals of the story are to remain humble,and to not be taken over by greed. The first moral is shown through Ballerphon's actions. He is constantly being put through very unfortunate circumstances, but he remains noble and humble throughout, and thus, he is rewarded with Pegasus. The latter moral is shown at the very end of the story. Bellerophon had everything he could ever want. He had a home in the kingdom of Lycia, was married to a beautiful princess, and had an awesome pet winged horse. But Bellerophon still saught after a seat in in Olympus, a request that cost him is life. This act by Jupiter was meant to help the people of Greece that they are merely human, and could not be compared to the Gods.
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