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Pegasus

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Pegasus

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n
(Greek mythology) the 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 highflying imagination
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n
a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Pegasus
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n (Greek mythology) the 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 highflying imagination

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mythical being
an imaginary being of myth or fable
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n a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces

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constellation
a configuration of stars as seen from the earth
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