Hippocrene

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]

^ "Hesiod": Most, Glenn W (2006). Hesiod. The Loeb Classical Library. Vol. 1. Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 2. ISBN 0-674-99622-4.
^ "Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), H, Hippăna, Hippocrēné". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved Jan 1, 2023.
^ Frazer, J. G. (1900). "Hippocrene". Pausanias, and Other Greek Sketches. London: Macmillan. p. 358.
^ "Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), Helĭcon". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved Jan 1, 2023.
^ Chisholm 1911.
^ [1] Archived 2012-11-29 at archive.today

[1] "Hesiod": Most, Glenn W (2006). Hesiod. The Loeb Classical Library. Vol. 1. Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 2. ISBN 0-674-99622-4.

[2] "Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), H, Hippăna, Hippocrēné". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved Jan 1, 2023.

[3] Frazer, J. G. (1900). "Hippocrene". Pausanias, and Other Greek Sketches. London: Macmillan. p. 358.

[4] "Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), Helĭcon". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved Jan 1, 2023.

[FOOTNOTEChisholm1911-5] Chisholm 1911.

[6] [1] Archived 2012-11-29 at archive.today

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