hippocrene Meaning, Definition & Usage

Hip"po*crene noun

Etymology

L., fr. Gr. horse + a fountain.

Definitions

1. A fountain on Mount Helicon in Boeotia, fabled to have burst forth when the ground was struck by the hoof of Pegasus. Also, its waters, which were supposed to impart poetic inspiration. Keats.

   Nor maddening draughts of Hippocrene. Longfellow.