Pegasus

American  

[peg-uh-suhs] / ˈpɛg ə səs /

noun

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.

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Pegasus ¹ British  

/ 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

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Pegasus ² British  

/ ˈpɛɡəsəs /

noun

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

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Pegasus Scientific  

/ pĕg′ə-səs /

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

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Pegasus Cultural  

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

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

Other Word Forms

• Pegasian
  adjective

Example Sentences

He had initially opened Pegasus Books in Bend, Ore., in 1980, with plans to become an author.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The trail features a zodiac-inspired constellation in Sloane Square, a lunar landscape and Saturn display at Duke of York Square, and a four-metre floral dragon and Pegasus on Sloane Street.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

HR 8799 lies about 133 light years away in the constellation Pegasus.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

Israeli companies also export cyber weapons such as NSO’s Pegasus, which allows clients to take control over smartphones remotely to spy on targets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Reyna wasn’t keen to give orders to Pegasus, the Lord of Flying Horses, but she was even less keen to get shot out of the sky.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan