Excited by the offer to kill chimera the monster, Bellerophon sought the advice of Polyidus, the wisest man of Lycia. What advic
e was it? to ask for a ball of string from goddess Athena
to ask for a sword from King Iobates
to ride the white-winged horse Pegasus to the chimera’s ledge
to hold the Graea sisters’ eye ransom
His advice was to ride the white-winged horse Pegasus to the chimera's ledge. The wisest man of Lycia advised Bellerophon to find Pegasus because it is the only way he could defeat the chimera, and he was right. The two of them became friends afterwards and were always seen together after the event.
Based on the fact that Charleston Mercury was a southern sympathizer, the editor most likely chooses the name "War of Southern Independence" for the US Civil War.
