Hippocrene
Νὺξ μὲν ἀναπαύει, ἡμέρα δ' ἔργον ποιεῖ → Nam nox quietem praebet, facit opus dies → Die Nacht lässt unsre Arbeit ruhn, der Tag sie tun
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Hippocrēnē: ēs, f., = Ἱπποκρήνη,
I a fountain near Mount Helicon, sacred to the Muses, and which is fabled to have been produced by a stroke of Pegasus's hoof, Ov. F. 5, 7; Sol. 7 med. (in Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 10: fons Pindaricus, and in Pers. prol. 1: fons caballinus).—
II Derivv.
A Hippocrē-naeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Hippocrene: fontes, Auct. de Laud. Herc. 5.—
B Hippocrēnĭdes, um, f., the Muses so named from the Hippocrene, Serv. Verg. E. 7, 21.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Hippŏcrēnē,¹⁶ ēs, f. (Ἵππου κρήνη), Hippocrène [source de l’Hélicon que Pégase fit jaillir en frappant la terre] : Ov. F. 5, 7 || -nĭdes, um, f., les Muses [à qui Hippocrène était consacrée] : Serv. B. 7, 21.
