KIDS QUIZ
MYTHICAL CREATURES
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Question
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How was Pegasus born?
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In a hospital room
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The backseat of a chariot
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From Medusa’s decapitated neck
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After the Trojan War
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Such a violent act resulted in the birth of Medusa’s children, the winged horse Pegasos and the giant Chrysaor, who sprung from her neck.
Detailed explanation-2: -Chrysaor and Pegasus sprang from the blood of her decapitated body. In art, Chrysaor’s earliest appearance seems to be on the great pediment of the early 6th century BC Doric Temple of Artemis at Corfu, where he is shown beside his mother, Medusa.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pegasus is one of the most magical and famed beings in classical mythology: the offspring of the snake-haired Gorgon Medusa who sprang from her neck after Perseus beheaded her.
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