Allusions To Other Literary Works
- When Nubia tells Flavia about her nightmares involving Pegasus and burning tents, Flavia compares it to the myth of Bellerophon, who tamed the flying horse Pegasus and, with him, defeated the fire-breathing monster, the chimera.
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