HMS Bellerophon (1907)
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HMS Bellerophon was the lead ship of her class of three dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She spent her whole career assigned to the Home and Gr
Bellerophon underway in 1909
Broadside view of Bellerophon from Jane's Fighting Ships, 1919
The 3-inch AA gun on the former searchlight platform, c. 1918
Bellerophon at anchor, 1911
Bellerophon
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Bellerophon or Bellerophontes or Hipponous, was a divine Corinthian hero of Greek mythology, the son of Poseidon and Eurynome, and the foster son of Glaukos. He was "the greatest hero and slayer of mo
HMS Bellerophon (1907)
…the four-inch AA gun was moved to the quarterdeck. After the war ended, both AA guns were removed. Bellerophon was named after the mythic Greek hero Bellerophon and was the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy. The ship was ordered on 30 October 1906 and was laid down at HM Dockyard, Portsmouth…
Relief of Bellerophon and Pegasus, from Aphrodisias (near Geyre), Turkey (1st century AD)
Bellerophon, Pegasus, and Athena, a Roman fresco in Pompeii, first half of the 1st century
Bellerophon Taming Pegasus, by Jacques Lipchitz. 1977. Columbia University, New York.
Bellerophon riding Pegasus and slaying the Chimera, central medallion of a Gallo-Roman mosaic from Autun, 2nd century AD, Musée Rolin