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Par conseil, & vertu, les plus fors trompeurs
estre surmontez.
Apostrophe.
Bellerophon, comme preux Chevalier
Peut la Chimere en pieces detailler.[1]
Et ainsi toy, sur Pegas hault volant
Tu vas par l’air les fiers monstres foulant.
La fabuleuse histoire de Bellerophon qui surmonta
la Chimere (mont inaccessible) donne à entendre
que adresse, & conseil valent mieulx que force.[2]
1. The King of Lycia imposed on Bellerophon, among other tasks, that of killing the Chimaera, a fire-breathing monster with a lion’s head, serpent’s tail and goat’s body. He achieved this last with the aid of the winged horse Pegasus, which Athena, goddess of wisdom, helped him to catch.
2. The name Bellerophon was interpreted by some as ‘bringer of counsel’. The Chimaera symbolised various uncontrolled passions.
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