How to Use Bellerophon in a Sentence

Bellerophon

noun
  • The name of that ship was the HMS Bellerophon.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Nov. 2025
  • When Bellerophon crashed back to Earth, he was rendered blind and lame for the rest of his life.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Nov. 2025
  • The next morning, Bellerophon awoke and found a golden bridle in his hand and Pegasus drinking from a nearby fountain.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Bellerophon ultimately decided to visit Mount Olympus, the home of the gods, which was strictly off-limits to mortals.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Nov. 2025
  • With the aid of his new equine friend, Bellerophon dispatched the Chimera with relative ease; in fact, Pegasus seemed to give him godlike powers, and the young man soon began to regard himself as more than just an ordinary mortal.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Nov. 2025

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