Hippocrene

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˌhɪpəˈkɹiːni/

Proper noun

Greek

(Greek mythology) 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.

Japanese Meaning

ギリシア神話に登場する、ヘリコン山にある泉。ムーサ（詩の神たち）に神聖とされ、ペガサスのひづめによって生み出されたとされ、その水は飲む者に詩的なインスピレーションを与えると信じられていた。

What is this buttons?

She claimed that sipping from Hippocrene after the recital filled her with an unexpected rush of poetic inspiration.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は、演奏会の後にムーサたちに捧げられ、ペガサスの蹄によって生じたヘリコン山の泉を少し飲んだことで、思いがけない詩的なひらめきが込み上げてきたと主張した。

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(Greek mythology) 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; […]

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