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Chrysaor and the horse Pegasus who is so called because he was born near the springs (pegae) of Ocean; and that other, because he held
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Chrysaor, in the old mythology, sprang from the blood of Medusa, armed with a golden sword, and married Callirrhoë, one of the
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 Various
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No sooner had he done so than from the headless trunk there sprang forth the winged steed Pegasus, and Chrysaor, the father of the winged giant Geryon.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome E.M. Berens
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Medusa was the mother of Pegasus and Chrysaor, father of the three-headed, winged giant Geryones, who was slain by Heracles.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome E.M. Berens
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But Chrysaor was joined in love to Callirrhoe, the daughter of glorious Ocean, and begot three-headed
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This giant, who was the son of Chrysaor, had three bodies with three heads, six hands, and six feet.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome E.M. Berens
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And when Perseus cut off her head, there sprang forth great Chrysaor and the horse Pegasus who is so called because he was born near the springs (pegae) of Ocean; and that other, because he held a golden blade (aor) in his hands.
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The shafts of Bellerophon never fail to slay the black demon of the rain-cloud, and the bolt of Phoibos Chrysaor deals sure destruction to the serpent of winter.
Myths and Myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology 1872
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As the goddess of the air, she physically represents both its beneficent calm, and necessary tempest: other storm-deities (as Chrysaor and Æolus) being invested with a subordinate and more or less malignant function, which is exclusively their own, and is related to that of Athena as the power of Mars is related to hers in war.
The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing John Ruskin 1859
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Medusa's body, though sunk upon one knee, is still upright, and from the bleeding neck there spring the forms of Chrysaor and
History of Phoenicia George Rawlinson 1857
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