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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἹπποκρήνη
- English todayHippocrene
Ancient Greek Ἱπποκρήνη (Hippokrḗnē, literally “horse spring”)
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hippocrene
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Ancient Greek Ἱπποκρήνη