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Greek Mythology Notes

Greek Mythology Notes

An encyclopaedia of Greek mythology — gods, heroes, creatures, places, and the English words they gave us.

1990entries · gods, heroes, creatures · English words from myth
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Pegasus

Winged

Pegasus was the immortal winged horse born from Medusa's blood whose hoof-strike created the Hippocrene spring of poetic inspiration.

Pegasus's hoof created the spring of poetic inspiration — making a horse born from a monster's death the ultimate source of art.

Pegasus