Definition von pegasus im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the neck 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 rode Pegasus when he defeated the Chimaera
An autumn constellation of the northern sky, near the vernal equinoctial point, said to resemble the mythical horse. Its three brightest stars, with the brightest star of Andromeda, form the square of Pegasus. It contains the stars Markab and Algenib
in ancient Greek and Roman stories, a horse with wings. In Greek mythology, a winged horse. It sprang from the blood of Medusa as she was beheaded by Perseus. Bellerophon captured Pegasus and rode him in several of his exploits, including his fight with the Chimera, but when he tried to ride the winged horse to heaven he was unseated and killed, and Pegasus was placed in the sky as a constellation. The flight of Pegasus is often regarded as a symbol of poetic inspiration
{i} legendary horse with wings, flying horse (Greek Mythology); constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces
A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the body 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 rode Pegasus when he defeated the Chimaera
He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon
winged horse-child of Medusa Polyphemus: one of the Cyclops, one-eyed giant killed by Odysseus Siren: singing demon with woman's head and bird's body Sphinx: woman's head and lion's body, defeated by Oedipus
On this account he is, in modern times, associated with the Muses, and with ideas of poetic inspiration
A winged horse that causes the stream Hippocrene to spring from Mount Helicon with a blow of his hoof A northern constellation near the vernal equinoctial point
Its three brightest stars, with the brightest star of Andromeda, form the square of Pegasus
a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces (Greek mythology) immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of high-flying imagination
(Greek mythology) immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of high-flying imagination
Orbital Sciences Corporation rocket vehicle that is carried aloft by an airplane (L-1011) and is then released After a short fall the motor ignites and propels the payload to orbit
Red "Flying Horse" logo created by Standard of New York in 1934 to replace the Gargoyle logo used by Vacuum Oil Co after the merger of Socony and Vacuum