Chrysaor
In Greek mythology, Chrysaor (Greek: Χρυσάωρ, Chrysáor, gen.: Χρυσάορος, Chrysáoros; English translation: "he who has a golden sword" [from χρυσός, "golden" and ἄορ, "sword"]) was the brother of the winged horse Pegasus, often depicted as a young man, the son of Poseidon and Medusa, born when Perseus decapitated the gorgon.
Chrysaor | |
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Chrysaor, son of the Gorgon at the pediment of the Temple of Artemis in Corfu | |
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Parents | Poseidon and Medusa |
Siblings | Pegasus and several paternal half-siblings |
Consort | Callirrhoe |
Children | Geryon and Echidna |
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