Word info

hippocrene

Speech parts

1. hippocrene - Noun

2. Hippocrene - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Examples

Pashto: Dictionary & Phrasebook, New York: Hippocrene Books Inc. ISBN 0-7818-0972-X. Source: Internet

Hippocrene Books, New York City, 1998 ISBN 0-7818-0247-4. Source: Internet

ISBN 0-213-16646-1 * Nicholas Palmer, The Best of Board Wargaming, Hippocrene Books, Inc. New York, NY 1980. Source: Internet

Many springs like Hippocrene and Aganippe in Helikon are related with the word horse (hippos). Source: Internet

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