pegasus

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Definition

noun (Greek mythology) the immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of highflying imagination
noun a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces

"What is Pegasus?" said Bellerophon. — The Book of Stories for the Story-teller, Fanny E. (Fanny Eliza) Coe
Incredulous, I cried, "Can this be Pegasus!" — The Mythological Zoo, Oliver Herford
189. PEGASUS, the winged horse of the Muses. — Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I, Edmund Spenser

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