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Inspirational fountain (hope prince is upset)
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hippocrene
Word definitions for hippocrene in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
fount on Mount Helicon, sacred to the Muses, from Greek Hippokrene , literally "horse's fountain," from hippos "horse" + krene "fountain."
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hippocrene \Hip"po*crene\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; "i`ppos horse + ? a fountain.] A fountain on Mount Helicon in B[oe]otia, fabled to have burst forth when the ground was struck by the hoof of Pegasus. Also, its waters, which were supposed to impart poetic inspiration. ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In Greek mythology , Hippocrene (Ἱππου κρήνης) was the name of a spring on Mt. Helicon . It was sacred to the Muses and was formed by the hooves of Pegasus . Its name literally translates as "Horse's Fountain" and the water was supposed to bring forth poetic ...
Usage examples of hippocrene.
Before setting about the task, Bellerophon consulted the seer Polyeidus, and was advised to catch and tame the winged horse Pegasus, beloved by the Muses of Mount Helicon, for whom he had created the well Hippocrene by stamping his moon-shaped hoof.
I never saw him again, and a few years after he was drowned, not in the fountain of Hippocrene, but in the Guadalquivir.