Pegasus
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Pegasus
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Pegasus englanniksi
(taxon)
A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the blood of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon tamed and rode upon Pegasus when he defeated the Chimaera.
A (l) of the northern sky, near the (l) point, representing the winged horse. Its three brightest stars, with the brightest star of (l), form the (l) of the Great Square of Pegasus.
A coin of ancient Corinth, with a winged horse depicted on the obverse.
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The constellation Pegasus.
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