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MYTHOLOGY
ARGUS
Argus was a hero with more than the usual number of eyes. This excess ocular equipment made Argus an excellent watchman, a talent which the goddess Hera made use of to find out about her husbands, Zeus´s, love affairs.
LEDA
Leda was a queen in the Greek mythology, with whom Zeus, in the shape of a swan, made two children.
APHRODITE
Aphrodite was the goddess of love, born from the foam in the sea. The Romans called her Venus. Aphrodite lived on Mount Olympus with the other supreme deities and involved herself on several noteworthy occasions with the affairs of mortal heroes and also caused the Trojan War.
POSEIDON
Poseidon was the god of the sea, earthquakes and horses. Although he was officially one of the supreme gods of Mount Olympus, he spent most of his time in his watery domain. Poseidon divided creation between his brothers Zeus and Hades. Zeus became ruler of the sky, Hades got dominion of the underworld and Poseidon was given all water, both fresh and salt.
PEGASUS
In the Greek mythology Pegasus was a winged horse, born from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa when she was decapitated by Perseus.
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