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What does Pegasus mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Pegasus? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. (Greek) 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.
  2. (astronomy) 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.
Noun
  1. (historical) A coin of ancient Corinth, with a winged horse depicted on the obverse.
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