Pegasus in popular culture

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Bellerophon on Pegasus spears the Chimera, on an Attic red-figure epinetron 425-420 BC NAMA Epinetron Bellerophon.jpg
Bellerophon on Pegasus spears the Chimera, on an Attic red-figure epinetron 425–420 BC

The winged, divine horse Pegasus has been a prominent figure in modern popular culture.

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Art

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Bellerophon riding Pegasus (1914)

Corporate and commercial uses

Films

A Pegasus appears in the 1932 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon The Winged Horse .

Pegasus has appeared in several films, including the animated films Fantasia , Hercules , and Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus , the stop motion film Clash of the Titans and its remake Clash of the Titans, and as a codename in Johnny English and its sequels Johnny English Reborn and Johnny English Strikes Again .

In Disney's Fantasia , Pegasi are featured during the "Pastoral Symphony" segment, along with other mythical creatures, including unicorns and centaurs, and in Hercules he is the winged horse sidekick and friend to protagonist Hercules. In Clash of the Titans, Pegasus is captured by Perseus before Perseus kills Medusa. This version changes the method of Pegasus' birth, being the sole survivor of a Pegasus herd after they were killed by Thetis' son, Calibos. In Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus, Pegasus is a winged horse who helps Princess Annika and is later revealed to be her sister Brietta, who antagonist Wenlock transformed into a pegasus after she refused to marry him. In Johnny English, starring Rowan Atkinson, Pegasus, portrayed by Tim Pigott-Smith, is the codename of the head of MI7; in the sequel, Johnny English Reborn, the head of the organization is a woman, portrayed by Gillian Anderson, who uses the codename Pegasus. Pegasus has appeared in three Marvel Cinematic Universe films: in Thor: Ragnarok , during a flashback sequence where Valkyrie is briefly seen riding one, Avengers: Endgame , where she rides one in the final battle against Thanos, and in Thor: Love and Thunder .

Pegasus is also the name of a secret military project in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The project was a cover story for a faster-than-light drive built using Kree technology and powered by the Tessaract. After the ship crashes, Carol Danvers destroys the engine to prevent the Skrulls from salvaging it and gains superpowers after absorbing the energy from the explosion, becoming Captain Marvel.

A Pegasus appears in Jumanji: The Next Level as a flying horse avatar named Cyclone.

The logos for TriStar and Metropolitan Filmexport feature the Pegasus.

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Sport

References

  1. "Flight of the Chum"; Pawn Stars ; History Channel; Premiered March 8, 2010
  2. Pegasus - The Flying Horse
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  5. Pegasus - The Myth, The Name