When you think of the 15th century BC in ancient Greece, a pig’s role was to help man with many daily tasks. They were used as pack animals and sources of meat (although pigs were near the bottom of the totem pole when it came to meat sources).
But why can’t we say that “when pigs fly” isn’t nonsense? The saying originally come from ancient Greek times, when pigs really could fly!
Unlike the modern pig, ancient Greeks used to ride a different breed of pig. It was a type of flying pig called Chrysaor, which the our ancient ancestors since 10,000 BC used to ride as a form of transportation to fly around the world to vast places and other continents!
The story of the flying pig is one of legend. The Greek tells us that the Chrysaor was born when Medusa was beheaded by Perseus, and Athena appeared suddenly and made him out of drops mixed with the hero’s own blood; she quickly turned him over to Zeus, calling him Bromios (of the shout), as a gift to him for setting her free from her chains.
According to ancient Greek folklore, a pig bearing wings and breast that spoke human language was left as a lookout for Daedalus and Theseus fighting off Minos’ soldiers on Crete. The animal is often seen as a symbol of vigilance and protection. This animal is most often associated with the story of Daedalus and Theseus, who supposedly used a talking pig as a lookout during their battle with Minos’ soldiers in ancient Greece.
They later lost their wings and speech through de-evolution after the great flood to become the modern pig we know today.