Hippocrene Definition

hĭpə-krēn, hĭpə-krēnē
noun
A fountain on Mt. Helicon, sacred to the Muses: its waters inspire poets.
Webster's New World
pronoun

(mythology) A fountain on Mount Helicon, sacred to the Muses and formed by the hooves of Pegasus, whose waters were supposed to give poetic inspiration when imbibed.

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Origin of Hippocrene

  • Latin Hippocrēnē from Greek Hippokrēnē hippos horse (from the myth that Pegasus's hoof created it) ekwo- in Indo-European roots krēnē fountain

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Ancient Greek [script?]

    From Wiktionary

Hippocrene Sentence Examples

  • From his connexion with Hippocrene Pegasus has come to be regarded as the horse of the Muses and hence as a symbol of poetry.

  • Nemopsidae, for the floating polyp Nemopsis, very similar to Tubularia in character; the medusa, on the other hand, is very similar to Hippocrene (Margelidae).

  • Bissen, stand on either side of the entrance, and the front is crowned by a group by King, representing Apollo and Pegasus, and the Fountain of Hippocrene.

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