Pegasus
pronunciation
How to pronounce Pegasus in British English:
UK [ˈpeɡəsəs]
How to pronounce Pegasus in American English:
US [ˈpɛɡəsəs]
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- Noun:
- (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
- a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces
Word Origin
- Pegasus
- winged horse in Greek mythology, late 14c., from Latin, from Greek Pegasos, usually said to be from pege "fountain, spring; a well fed by a spring" (plural pegai), especially in "springs of Ocean," near which Medusa was said to have been killed by Perseus (Pegasus sprang from her blood). But this may be folk etymology, and the ending of the word indicates non-Greek origin. Advances since the 1990s in the study of the Luwians, neighbors of the Hittites in ancient Anatolia, show a notable convergence of the Greek name with Pihaššašši, the name of a Luwian weather-god: "the mythological figure of Pegasus carrying the lightning and thunderbolt of Zeus, ... is likely to represent an avatar of the Luwian Storm-God of Lightning ...." [Alice Mouton, et al., eds., "Luwian Identities," 2013]
Example
- 1. What brings you here to the pegasus galaxy ?
- 2. And while the pegasus galaxy does hold many dangers .
- 3. A lot of potential spare parts that we could use on pegasus .
- 4. Major fisk is the new pegasus commander .
- 5. Pegasus ultraswitch data shows slow , but encouraging signs of improvement for the hospitality industry .