Pegasus

n. legendary horse with wings, flying horse (Greek Mythology); constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces

PEGASUS (Pan Engineering Graduate And Student Undergraduate Satellite) is the first cubesat to be launched by the University of Central Florida. By winning a grant at the annual FUNSAT competition at the Kennedy Space Center, the interdiciplinary team of engineering students are now in the build/test phase of the project. The team plans to test a breakthrough plasma thrust system on a scale never before attempted in space. Planned launch in sometime in late summer 2008.
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In Greek mythology, Pegasus (Greek: Πήγασος, Pégasos, 'strong') was a winged horse that was the son of Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and the Gorgon Medusa. There are two versions of the winged stallion's birth and his brother the giant, Chrysaor:One is that they sprang from Medusa's neck as Perseus beheaded her, a "higher" birth, like the birth of Athena from the head of Zeus.Another says that they were born of the Earth as Medusa's blood spilled onto it, in which case Poseidon would not be their sire. A variation on this story holds that they were formed from the mingling of Medusa's blood and the sea foam, thus including Poseidon in their making.
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Noun
1. (Greek mythology) immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of high-flying imagination
(synonym) flying horse
(hypernym) mythical being
(classification) Greek mythology
2. a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces
(hypernym) constellation

n. Pegasus, legendary horse with wings, flying horse (Greek Mythology)

n. Pegasus, legendary horse with wings, flying horse (Greek Mythology)