Pegasus (1981 film)

Pegasus is a character in the 1981 film, Clash of the Titans.

Early Life
Pegasus is one of the sacred winged horses of Zeus. Once in a while, he would come to a lake in a marsh and drink from it. One day, Calibos kills the majority of the race of the winged horses, with only Pegasus remaining the last of his kind. Ammon was known to write many plays around the winged horse.

Perseus tames Pegasus
Perseus later captures and tames Pegasus and has him follow the vulture carrying Andromeda's spirit to the swamp where Calibos resides. The winged horse later flees when he is spooked. Perseus later plans to use Pegasus again, but he is captured by Calibos and his men so Perseus will fail on his quest. One day, a mechanic owl, Bubo, frees Pegasus from his imprisonment and goes to aid Perseus.

During the confrontation with the Kraken, Pegasus is knocked into the sea. However, he quickly comes out after Medusa and the Kraken's remains land in the water. The horse is revered for his deeds by Zeus and is turned into a constellation by the gods.

Personality
Pegasus was a free-spirited winged horse, coming and going as he pleased. He was one of Zeus' sacred horses. No man had ever ridden Pegasus until Perseus came along and tamed him. Once he is tamed, Pegasus calms down and helps Perseus on his journey at least two times.

Trivia

 * Pegasus is actually the offspring of Medusa and Poseidon and was born from Medusa's blood. However, he is a creation of Zeus in the original film and the re-make.