But even when we read in a newspaper of aeroplanes, someone is more than likely to quote the story of bellerophon and his winged steed, or of Icarus, the flyer, and in our daily speech the names of gods and goddesses continually crop up.
"A Book of Myths"
Jean Lang
The fleet then formed in the following order:-Goliath, Zealous, Vanguard, Minotaur, Theseus, bellerophon, Defence, Orion, Audacious, Majestic, and Leander.
"Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I"
Sir John Ross
Gourgaud, who clung to him during the flight to Paris and thence to Rochefort, notes nothing more serious than great fatigue; Captain Maitland, when he received him on board the "bellerophon," thought him "a remarkably strong, well-built man."
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
