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PEGASUS WEATHER VANE
Pegasus Flying Horse Weathervane
by West Coast Weather Vanes
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Pegasus Weathervane
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The Pegasus weathervane is one of our earliest designs and remains one of our most popular weather vanes. Pegasus can be made as an all copper weathervane or we can use brass or gold leaf for his mane and tail. He also comes with a choice of different colored translucent glass jewels for his eyes.
Pegasus is a perfect candidate for a weathervane, after all, what better place is there to see a Winged Horse than up in the sky above your home? Because Pegasus has a constellation named after him, Constellation Pegasus or the Pegasus Constellation, he is a well known figure in the night sky. If you want to take full advantage of your Pegasus weathervane, you might want to train a couple lights on him at night so you can watch him soar through the night sky!
Pegasus was a born when the Greek hero, Perseus, slew Medusa, a horrible monster with snakes for hair. When Perseus cut off her head, Pegasus flew out full grown.
Later, the goddess Athene told Bellerophon, a young Greek adventurer, how to catch Pegasus with a golden bridle. After taming the mythical horse, Bellerophon and Pegasus set off to slay the Chimera, a monstrous creature with the head of a lion and the tail of a dragon.
After many other successful adventures with Pegasus, Bellerophon decided to fly without permission to Olympus to visit the gods themselves. Zeus, the greatest of the Greek gods, sent a gadfly to sting Pegasus to keep the uninvited guest out.
When Pegasus reared, Bellerophon was thrown off. While Bellerophon survived his fall with the aid of the goddess Athene, he was crippled for the rest of his life. Pegasus continued his journey to Olympus where Zeus used him to carry his thunderbolts. Eventually, Pegasus was made into the Constellation Pegasus. Today, if you know where to look, you can still see him flying across the night sky. saying, "Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth."
Custom copper weathervanes are part of our larger series of mythological weathervane designs that also feature Dragon weathervanes, Mermaid weathervanes and over 50 other mythological weathervane designs. Please visit our Mythological Weathervane page to learn more about our other Mythological weather vane designs.
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Ordering Information:
To place an order, please call us at (800) 762-8736 or (831) 425-5505.
At the time you call, we will provide you with an estimated completion date.
At the time the order is placed, a deposit of 1/3 is due. Upon receipt of the deposit, time will be reserved in our schedule. The balance is due when the weather vane has been completed and prior to shipping. Deposits can be made with Visa, MasterCard or check.
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Here are some interesting websites that relate to Pegasus:
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