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Hippocrene
Spring on Mount Helicon in Greek mythology / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Hippocrene (disambiguation).
In Greek mythology, Hippocrene /hɪpəˈkriːniː/ (Greek: Ἵππου κρήνη[1] or Ἱπποκρήνη or Ἱππουκρήνη[2]) is a spring on Mount Helicon.[3] It was sacred to the Muses and was said to have formed when the winged horse Pegasus struck his hoof into the ground, whence its name which literally translates as "Steed/Horse's Fountain".[4] The water was supposed to bring forth poetic inspiration when imbibed.[5][6]
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