Hippocrene
/ˌhɪpəˈkɹiːni/
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poetic/ˈhɪpəkɹiːn/
Hippocrene proper noun: a fountain on Mount Helicon, sacred to the Muses and formed by the hooves of Pegasus, the waters of which were supposed to give poetic inspiration when imbibed.
Proper noun
Hippocrene
- A fountain on Mount Helicon, sacred to the Muses and formed by the hooves of Pegasus, the waters of which were supposed to give poetic inspiration when imbibed.
- O for a beaker full of the warm South, / Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene, / With beaded bubbles winking at the brim, / And purple-stained mouth; […]1819, John Keats, “Ode to a Nightingale”, in Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], published 1820, →OCLC, stanza 2, page 108
- Maddening draughts of Hippocrene.1842, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Goblet of Life
Origin of Hippocrene
Ancient Greek Ἱπποκρήνη (Hippokrḗnē, literally “horse spring”)
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Questions about Hippocrene
- What does Hippocrene mean?
- Hippocrene means a fountain on Mount Helicon, sacred to the Muses and formed by the hooves of Pegasus, the waters of which were supposed to give poetic inspiration when imbibed.
- What part of speech is Hippocrene?
- Hippocrene is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Hippocrene?
- Hippocrene is pronounced /ˌhɪpəˈkɹiːni/.
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