▁says ▁Peg as us ▁carried ▁th under bol ts ▁for ▁Ze us . ▁ ▁B irth ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁the ▁wing ed ▁st all ion ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Ch ry sa or ▁in ▁the ▁far ▁distant ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁Earth , ▁H es iod ' s ▁" spr ings ▁of ▁Ocean us , ▁which ▁enc ir cles ▁the ▁inhab ited ▁earth , ▁where ▁Per se us ▁found ▁Med usa : ▁ ▁One ▁is ▁that ▁they ▁spr ang ▁from ▁the ▁blood ▁issu ing ▁from ▁Med usa ' s ▁neck ▁as ▁Per se us ▁was ▁be head ing ▁her , ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁manner ▁in ▁which ▁Ath ena ▁was ▁born ▁from ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁Ze us . ▁In ▁another ▁version , ▁when ▁Per se us ▁be head ed ▁Med usa , ▁they ▁were ▁born ▁of ▁the ▁Earth , ▁fed ▁by ▁the ▁G org on ' s ▁blood . ▁A ▁variation ▁of ▁this ▁story ▁holds ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁formed ▁from ▁the ▁m ing ling ▁of ▁Med usa ' s ▁blood , ▁pain ▁and ▁sea ▁fo am , ▁imp lying ▁that ▁P ose id on ▁had ▁invol vement ▁in ▁their ▁making . ▁The ▁last ▁version ▁be ars ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁H es iod ' s ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁A ph rod ite ▁from ▁the ▁fo am ▁created ▁when ▁U ran us ' s ▁sever ed ▁gen it als ▁were ▁cast ▁into ▁the ▁sea ▁by ▁C ron us . ▁ ▁B eller oph on ▁ ▁Peg as