This was a magical horse from Greek Mythology. Son of Poseidon, god of the sea, and the Gorgon Medusa. Pegasus sprang forth from the blood pouring out of Medusa's neck when she was slain by Perseus. Shortly after his birth, the Muses were having a singing contest. The music charmed the streams and made Mount Helicon grow towards the heavens. Poseidon ordered Pegasus to make it stop growing by striking it with his hoof. He did and the fountain Hippocrene sprang forth. It's waters inspired people to write poetry. Two other fountains of inspiration, Aganippe and Pirene were also made by Pegasus' hoof.

All longed in vain to catch and tame the creature, and this became the obsession of Bellophron, prince of Corinth. On the advice of a seer, Bellophron spent a night in the temple of the goddess Athena. While he slept, Athena appeared to him with a golden bridle and told him that it would enable hime to capture Pegasus. When Bellophron awoke, he found the golden bridle beside him, and with it he easily captured and tamed the winged horse. He used Pegasus when he needed a mount on which to attack the Chimaera. After he had successfully slain the monster, Bellophron soon became exceedingly proud of having tamed Pegasus. One day, Pegasus threw Bellophron off while in the air and he fell to his death. Pegasus flew up into the heavens where Zeus made him into a constellation.

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Gryphons are creatures from Greek Mythology symbolically significant due to its domination of the earth and the sky. With a lion's body and an eagle's head and wings, they have been known for centuries as symbols of strength, intelligence and vigilance, and have been called "The hounds of Zeus" (Apollo rode one) Gryphons were also the embodiment of Nemesis, the goddess of retribution, and they turned her wheel of fortune. In legend, the creature was a symbol of arrogant pride because Alexander the Great was said to have tried to fly on the backs of gryphons to the edge of the sky. At first also portrayed as a satanic figure entrapping human souls, the creature later became a symbol for the dual nature (divine and human) of Jesus Christ .........more to come
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The legends of merfolk began with god worship like most myths. They were supernatural sea dwellers who could foretell the future, entice their mortal lovers to follow them beneath the sea, and bestow supernatural powers upon human beings. Mermaids were often described as appearing above the surface of the water and combing their long hair with one hand while holding a mirror in the other. While grooming, mermaids would often sing with a voice so enchanting that men could not resist. Most mermaids are kind and gentle, but some are cruel (there are tales that depict mermaids as drinkers of blood)