Pegasus

[ peg-uh-suhs ]

noun

, genitive Peg·a·si [peg, -, uh, -sahy]

1. Classical Mythology. a winged horse, created from the blood of Medusa, that opened the spring of Hippocrene with a stroke of its hoof, and that carried Bellerophon in his attack on the Chimera.
2. Astronomy. the Winged Horse, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Aquarius.

Pegasus

¹

/ ˈpɛɡəsəs /

noun

1. Greek myth an immortal winged horse, which sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa and enabled Bellerophon to achieve many great deeds as his rider

Pegasus

²

/ ˈpɛɡəsəs /

noun

1. a constellation in the N hemisphere lying close to Andromeda and Pisces

Pegasus

/ pĕg′ə-səs /

1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Aquarius and Andromeda.

Pegasus

1. In classical mythology , a winged horse, tamed by the hero Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given to him by Athena .

Notes

As the flying horse of the Muses , Pegasus is a symbol of high-flying poetic imagination.

Other Words From

• Pe·ga·si·an [p, uh, -, gey, -see-, uh, n], adjective

Example Sentences

Seven Elements That Changed The World: An Adventure of Ingenuity and Discovery is published by Pegasus Books/W.

From The Daily Beast

Ian Bell is the author of Once Upon a Time: The Lives of Bob Dylan (Pegasus).

From The Daily Beast

At the end of the day, Pegasus always returned to a stable in Corinth.

From The Daily Beast

After lunch and the arbitration proceedings had been despatched, our Pegasus towed us back.

From Project Gutenberg

The last star in the Square of Pegasus is also the first in Andromeda.

From Project Gutenberg

He bounds from the earth as if his entrails were hairs; le cheval volant, the Pegasus qui a les narines de feu!

From Project Gutenberg

But if Emetic could not spread-eagle the field, she could set a pace that would try the stamina and lungs of Pegasus.

From Project Gutenberg

The 'quiet saddle-horse' (see circular) is a 'poetic fiction,' a 'pious fraud'—as much a myth as Pegasus himself.

From Project Gutenberg