The mythilogical figure Bellerophon. It is written in first person perspective like Bellerophon is the speaker.

I, the once great and powerful Bellerophon, shall tell you the tale of how greed and jealousy led to my destruction. Born the son of a human mother and the God Poseidon, at birth my destiny pretold of a greatness disturbed. During my childhood on earth with my mother Eurynome and my foster father Glaucus, I developed a fascination with horses. Both of my fathers, known as expert horse riders, surrounded me with animals. This …showed first 75 words of 519 total…

…showed last 75 words of 519 total…marry. A huge empire, a beautiful bride and loyal subjects were all mine. I lived like a god, yet I was not one. My greed overtook me and I traveled up to Mt. Olympus to meet the gods. However, before I could get there, Zeus struck me down. I fell to earth, became crippled, and worst of all, suffered the destiny of having to travel the world until the day I died a lonely death.