pegasus

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: pigasus, petasus, pegasys, pegasos, pegasis

Antonyms: pigasus, petasus, pegasys, pegasos, pegasis

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|Greek mythology}} 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]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|originally|Greek mythology|now|also|fantasy|occasionally|proscribed}} Any winged horse; a [[pterippus]].
2. {{lb|en|archaic}} {{cap|poetic}} inspiration; [[muse]].

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.