The Birth of Pegasus

This is the story of Pegasus' mother, the infamous Medusa. The circumstances of her downfall also led to the birth of one of mythology's most beloved characters--the winged horse Pegasus. Most people have never been told this part of the story.

Performed in the style of Lotte Reiniger's silhouette animation. This is my final project for my Intro. to Animation class (2007). I apologize for the horrible video quality. I hope you can still read the text :-)

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[buddybleau]

This story is not quite correct. From the neck of Medusa sprang a fountain. From the fountain came the nine muses. These can be found in any dictionary. The muses rode through the heavens on the winged horse "PEGASUS." The muses, (to name a few) are Calliope, Thalia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, etc. In the movies, such as the 3 stooges, you would see these two masks. One smiling and one crying. These are the faces of Melpomene (meaning tragedy) and Terpsichore (meaning dance).

[essentialred]

@buddybleau, thanks for pointing out that there are definitely many variations to the Medusa/Pegasus story. I know that a lot of versions tell a longer tale with more characters, but for my interpretation I just wanted to focus on the relationship between Medusa and Poseidon, which is often overlooked. Thanks for the background on the Muses! I also love Greek mythology, and studied it to a limited extent in college.

[simwave]

Beautiful visualization of the greek myth. Well done.

[GoldenSpark75]

So Beautiful!!!

[SuperGiratina1231]

YES I know how to make a Pegasus.

[wolf8570557]

I luv Pegasus but...... Why butterfly wings??

[wolf8570557]

@KnyannaHenderson this is how the FIRST Pegasus was made..... Not mating

[KnyannaHenderson]

i thought the pegasus was born like two pegasus fall in love mate and have a foal...

[mando18]

wow,,,, this is fucking awesome. i mean.. well done. great video.

[weesoul]

sigh* ... how women have suffered at the whims of men

[letsphotagraphyou]

i think the video quality is great!

[daggertoungeomega]

no harm will come and it will remain in my hands this is final.

[angelstar3232]

what resources did u use to go by for the story?

[RaveJulienne]

thumbs up if you think the pegasus shouldnt have butterfly wings. xD