Pegasus Definition
(Greek mythology) A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the blood of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon tamed and rode upon Pegasus when he defeated the Chimaera.
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Origin of Pegasus
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From Latin, from Ancient Greek Πήγασος (Pegasos), traditionally associated with πηγή (pege, “spring, fountain, fountain fed by a spring"), especially used to denote springs of Ocean, where Perseus killed Medusa, from whose blood Pegasus sprang. Some have dismissed this as folk etymology and suggest a pre-Greek origin because of the -ασος suffix.
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Middle English from Latin Pēgasus from Greek Pēgasos
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the mythical Pegasus.
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