Bellerophon

[ buh-ler-uh-fon ]

/ bəˈlɛr əˌfɒn /

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noun Classical Mythology.

a Corinthian hero who, mounted on Pegasus, killed the Chimera.

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Also Bel·ler·o·phon·tes

[buh-ler-uh-fon-teez]. /bəˌlɛr əˈfɒn tiz/.

OTHER WORDS FROM Bellerophon

Bel·ler·o·phon·tic, adjective

Words nearby Bellerophon

Bellefontaine, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Belle Glade, Belle Isle, bellend, Bellerophon, belles-lettres, belletrist, Belleville, Belleville spring, Bellevue

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How to use Bellerophon in a sentence

Then Bellerophon sped back to the court of Iobates and announced that the Chimra was dead.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
He went aboard a British frigate, the Bellerophon, asking to be received as a refugee, but being treated as a prisoner.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells
It was in Torbay that the newspapers brought on board the Bellerophon first announced what was under consideration.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
Between the flight to Charleroi and the escape to the Bellerophon, Napoleon shows no pluck and no brains.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane

His explanation that he was Bellerophon, the stick Pegasus, and the cats the three heads of the Chimra failed to mollify me.
Mothering on Perilous|Lucy S. Furman

British Dictionary definitions for Bellerophon

Bellerophon

/ (bəˈlɛrəˌfɒn) /

noun

Greek myth a hero of Corinth who performed many deeds with the help of the winged horse Pegasus, notably the killing of the monster Chimera

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