At the seaward end of Ethnikis Antistaseos Street, a bronze Pegasus rises above Eleftherios Venizelos Square, the waterfront space that many Corinth residents call Flisvos. The statue is easy to treat as a quick photograph, but its location and subject offer a concise introduction to the modern city. Pegasus was a principal emblem of ancient Corinth, appearing on the city’s celebrated silver coinage, and the winged horse remains part of the municipality’s visual identity.
The present monument belongs to New Corinth rather than the archaeological site of Ancient Corinth several kilometers away. The municipality inaugurated the redesigned square and unveiled the Pegasus statue in December 2008. Fountains, planting and the open edge toward the port made the composition a civic meeting point. Recent municipal event plans continue to use the statue as a start or finish landmark, evidence that it functions in everyday urban geography rather than only as decoration.
