In ancient Greek and Roman stories, Pegasus is a horse with wings. He is not a normal horse that learned to fly.

In ancient Greek and Roman stories在古希臘羅馬的故事裡 Pegasus珀伽索斯 is是 a horse with wings一匹有翅膀的馬。He牠 is not不是 a normal horse that learned to fly學會飛的普通馬。

The stories say he sprang from the blood of Medusa when the hero Perseus killed her. Later, the hero Bellerophon rides him.

The stories say故事說，when the hero Perseus killed her英雄柏修斯殺死她的時候，he sprang from the blood of Medusa牠就是從梅杜莎的血裡誕生的。Later後來，the hero Bellerophon英雄柏勒洛豐 rides騎乘 him牠。

Poets also tell that Pegasus's hoof struck a mountain and a spring of water came out — a spring tied to poetry and the Muses. That is why artists still use Pegasus as a picture of imagination, not only as 'a flying horse'.

Poets also tell詩人們也說 that Pegasus's hoof struck a mountain珀伽索斯的蹄踢中一座山, and a spring of water came out結果湧出了一道泉水 — a spring tied to poetry and the Muses一道和詩歌與繆思女神有關的泉水。That is why這就是為什麼 artists藝術家們 still use Pegasus as a picture of imagination至今仍把珀伽索斯當作想像力的象徵, not only as 'a flying horse'而不只是「一匹會飛的馬」。

People also gave the name to a group of stars, but this entry is the story-horse.

People also gave the name to a group of stars人們也把這個名字用在一群星星上, but但 this entry這個條目 is講的是 the story-horse故事裡的那匹馬。

The name came into English in the 1300s, from Latin Pēgasus, from Greek Pēgasos. Storytellers long tied it to a Greek word for a spring or fountain (pēgē), because of those fountain stories and the springs of Ocean.

The name這個名字 came into English進入英文 in the 1300s是在14世紀, from Latin Pēgasus源自拉丁文Pēgasus, from Greek Pēgasos而拉丁文又源自希臘文Pēgasos。because of those fountain stories and the springs of Ocean因為那些泉水的故事和大洋之泉的傳說, Storytellers long tied it to a Greek word for a spring or fountain (pēgē)說故事的人們長期把它和一個指泉水的希臘字(pēgē)連在一起。

Though actually, some language scholars say that may be a folk tale about the name, and the ending -asos looks as if it could be older than Greek. So we can be sure of the winged horse; the 'spring' link is the traditional story, not a sure fact.

Though actually不過其實, some language scholars say有些語言學者說 that may be a folk tale about the name這可能只是關於這個名字的民間說法, and而且 the ending -asos字尾-asos looks as if it could be older than Greek看起來可能比希臘文還古老。So所以 we can be sure of我們可以確定的是 the winged horse有翅膀的馬這件事; the 'spring' link「泉水」的連結 is則是 the traditional story傳統的說法, not a sure fact不是確定的事實。