Hippocrene
//ˌhɪpəˈkɹiːni// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A fountain on Mount Helicon, sacred to the Muses and formed by the hooves of Pegasus, the waters of which were supposed to give poetic inspiration when imbibed. Greek
"O for a beaker full of the warm South, / Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene, / With beaded bubbles winking at the brim, / And purple-stained mouth; […]"
Example
More examples"O for a beaker full of the warm South, / Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene, / With beaded bubbles winking at the brim, / And purple-stained mouth; […]"
Etymology
Ancient Greek Ἱπποκρήνη (Hippokrḗnē, literally “horse spring”)
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