| Pegasus (pegasus) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Peg"a*sus |
| [L., fr. Gr. (?).] |
A winged horse fabled to
have sprung from the body 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. On this account
he is, in modern times, associated with the Muses, and with ideas of
poetic inspiration.
A northen constellation
near the vernal equinoctial point. Its three brightest stars, with the
brightest star of Andromeda, form the square of
Pegasus.
A genus of small
fishes, having large pectoral fins, and the body covered with hard,
bony plates. Several species are known from the East Indies and
China.
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