Bellerophon

beh-LEHR-uh-fon

Ancient Greek

"slayer of the dart; slayer of Belleros"

Bellerophon Origin and Meaning

The name Bellerophon is a boy's name meaning "slayer of the dart; slayer of Belleros".

This bold, poetic name appears in Greek mythology as the hero who tamed Pegasus and slayed the Chimera, but displeased the gods by trying to fly to Olympus. The subject of a play by Euripides and an opera Jean-Baptiste Lully, Bellerophon is also the name of an antidote in the film Mission: Impossible 2 and the nickname of a planet outside of our solar system.