Story of Bhadrapad & Pegasus



 Bhadrapad Month started on 7 September 2021, when the Poorva Bhadrapada rising at East.

Today on 20th  September moon is in Poorva  Bhadrapada,Pornima.

English name for this constellation is Pegasus.It includes both  Poorva Bhadrapada & Uttara Bhadrapada. 

You can  easily spot  Pegasus, in the form of a big  square. 


In ancient Greek mythology Pegasus was a horse with wings. 

              He was created when the hero Perseus cut off the head of Medusa, a monster. 

             Pegasus sprang from the blood of Medusa. 

             With the help of the goddess Athena, a young man named Bellerophon caught Pegasus.

                     They had many adventures together.

            However, when Bellerophon tried to ride Pegasus to Mount Olympus, the home of the                             gods, Pegasus threw him off.

             The chief god, Zeus, rewarded Pegasus with a place in the heavens.

 Medusa was a beautiful young woman .

She was turned into a monster by the goddess Athena .

Athena caught her when the sea god Poseidon was spoiling her  in the goddess’ temple. 

Athena turned Medusa’s hair into snakes and made her face so ugly that anyone who looked at her immediately turned to stone.

Perseus was sent to defeat Medusa by a King .

His brother  had Perseus and his mother Danaë in and raised Perseus as his own son. 

The king wanted Danaë for himself and Perseus stood in his way .

He defended his mother from the king’s advances.

The king did not expect the hero to come back from his mission alive.


Pegasus from Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars, dated 1009-10

In Hindu astronomy, the Great Square of Pegasus contained the 26th and 27th lunar mansions. More specifically, it represented a bedstead that was a resting place for the Moon.
It is called Mahashwa(Big Horse)

How was the story?
Will meet soon with the story of Andromeda.
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