Pegasus

noun Peg·a·sus \ˈpe-gə-səs\

Definition of PEGASUS

: a winged horse that causes the stream Hippocrene to spring from Mount Helicon with a blow of his hoof

archaic : poetic inspiration

: a northern constellation near the vernal equinoctial point

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Latin (genitive Pegasi), from Greek Pēgasos

First Known Use: 14th century

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