Pegasus
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.
Astronomy. the Winged Horse, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Aquarius.
Other words from Pegasus
- Pe·ga·si·an [puh-gey-see-uhn], /pəˈgeɪ si ən/, adjective
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Seven Elements That Changed The World: An Adventure of Ingenuity and Discovery is published by Pegasus Books/W.
Ian Bell is the author of Once Upon a Time: The Lives of Bob Dylan (Pegasus).
Dylan’s Candor Gets Misconstrued as Hate Speech in France | Ian Bell | December 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the end of the day, Pegasus always returned to a stable in Corinth.
After lunch and the arbitration proceedings had been despatched, our Pegasus towed us back.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThe last star in the Square of Pegasus is also the first in Andromeda.
Astronomy for Amateurs | Camille Flammarion
He bounds from the earth as if his entrails were hairs; le cheval volant, the Pegasus qui a les narines de feu!
Rookwood | William Harrison AinsworthBut if Emetic could not spread-eagle the field, she could set a pace that would try the stamina and lungs of Pegasus.
Garrison's Finish | W. B. M. FergusonThe 'quiet saddle-horse' (see circular) is a 'poetic fiction,' a 'pious fraud'—as much a myth as Pegasus himself.
British Dictionary definitions for Pegasus (1 of 2)
/ (ˈpɛɡəsəs) /
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
British Dictionary definitions for Pegasus (2 of 2)
/ (ˈpɛɡəsəs) /
a constellation in the N hemisphere lying close to Andromeda and Pisces
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Scientific definitions for Pegasus
[ pĕg′ə-səs ]
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Aquarius and Andromeda.
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Cultural definitions for Pegasus
[ (peg-uh-suhs) ]
In classical mythology, a winged horse, tamed by the hero Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given to him by Athena.
Notes for Pegasus
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