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PEGASUS
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Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Pronounced: PEG-ə-səs (English) [key]
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From the Greek Πηγασος (Pegasos), possibly either from πηγος (pegos) "strong" or πηγαιος (pegaios) "from a water spring". In Greek mythology Pegasus was the winged horse that sprang from the blood of Medusa after she was killed by Perseus. Also, this is the name of a constellation in the northern sky. |
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