on mount helicon
61Sylvester, Joshua — (1563 1618) Poet and translator, is chiefly remembered by his translation from the French of Du Bartas Divine Weeks and Works, which is said to have influenced Milton and Shakespeare. He seconded the Counterblast against Tobacco of James I.… …
62Hippocrene — /ˈhɪpəkrin/ (say hipuhkreen), /hɪpəˈkrini/ (say hipuh kreenee) noun a spring on Mount Helicon, sacred to the Muses and regarded as a source of poetic inspiration. {Latin, from Greek: Hippokrēn ē, for Hippou krēnē horse s fountain} …
63Pegasus — I. /ˈpɛgəsəs/ (say peguhsuhs) noun Greek Legend a winged horse, sprung from the blood of Medusa when slain by Perseus, who with a stroke of his hoof caused the spring Hippocrene to open up on Mount Helicon, from which came the modern association… …
64hippocrene — n. poet. poetic or literary inspiration. Etymology: name of a fountain on Mount Helicon sacred to the Muses: L f. Gk f. hippos horse + krene fountain, as having been produced by a stroke of Pegasus hoof …
65Thespiae — /thes pee ee /, n. a city at the foot of Mount Helicon where, according to mythology, the Muses performed their games …
66Aganippe — /ag ə nipˈē/ noun 1. A fountain on Mount Helicon, sacred to the Muses (Gr myth) 2. Poetic inspiration ORIGIN: Gr Aganippē …
67A|o|ni|an — «ay OH nee uhn», adjective. of or having to do with Aonia, a region of Boeotia in ancient Greece containing Mount Helicon and associated especially with the Muses …
68Hip|po|crene — «HIHP uh kreen, HIHP uh KREE nee», noun. Greek Mythology. 1. a fountain on Mount Helicon, sacred to the Muses and regarded as a source of poetic inspiration. It was supposed to have been produced by a stroke of Pegasus hoof. 2. the waters of the… …
69Геликон — (Helicon, Mount, греч. Helikon)Helicon Mount, горы, горный массив в Беотии, центр. Греция, к С. от Коринфского залива; высота до 1750 м (гора Палайовоуни). Древн. греки считали это место обителью муз, а на горе Загора есть источник Иппокрена,… …
70Orpheus — For other uses, see Orpheus (disambiguation). Roman mosaic depicting Orpheus, wearing a Phrygian cap and surrounded by the beasts charmed by the music of his lyre. Orpheus ( …
