Hippocrene
noun
Hip·po·crene
ˈhi-pə-ˌkrēn 
ˌhi-pə-ˈkrē-nē
: a fountain on Mount Helicon sacred to the Muses and believed to be a source of poetic inspiration
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“Hippocrene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hippocrene. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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