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Pegasus
The Winged Horse
OriginAncient
AbbreviationPeg
GenitivePegasi
Pronunciation/ˈpɛɡəsəs/ genitive /ˈpɛɡəsaɪ/
PEG-us-us
LocationNorthern Hemisphere
Primary StarEnif (ε Peg)
Right Ascention 21h 44m Declination +9° 52'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.625 h (37.5 min)
Pegasus was the winged-horse that sprang from the blood of Medusa when Perseus cut her head off. He served as Perseus’ steed and helped the hero defeat the sea-monster Cetus to save Princess Andromeda and the country of Aethiopia. Athena took Pegasus to Mount Helicon, the mountain of the muses, where with a single kick of his hoof started the flowing of the famous spring of Hippocrene, said to be the source of all poetic inspiration.
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Pegasus as depicted by Johann Bayer in his Uranometria (1603). Source image provided by www.RareMaps.com — Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Via www.underthenightsky.com.
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