Bellerophon Taming Pegasus

Bellerophon Taming Pegasus

Bellerophon Taming Pegasus is the enormous sculpture above the entrance to Jerome Greene Hall, the law school's building. It was created by Jacques Lipchitz in 1967 and donated by alumni of the school in 1977.

The sculpture is an illustration of the event in Greek mythology in which Bellerophon captures Pegasus, the winged horse of the gods. This event symbolizes the triumph of man over nature, and his subsequent imposition of laws upon the world. Its base is something like a giant nail, driven into the ground at the entrance of the law school.

It is also rumored to symbolize the experience of being a first-year student at the school. It is also referred to as "Pegasus mounting Bellerophon."