Hippocrene

[hipәkri:n]

Definition

(n.) A fountain on Mount Helicon in Boeotia, 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.

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Definition

n. a fountain on the northern slopes of Mount Helicon in Greece sacred to the Muses and Apollo.

Checked by Jean