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Definition of pierian spring - 2 dictionary results

Pierian Spring

–noun Classical Mythology.
a fountain in Pieria, sacred to the Muses and supposedly conferring inspiration or learning on anyone who drank from it.
Pierian Spring  
n.  
  1. Greek Mythology A spring in Macedonia, sacred to the Muses.
  2. A source of inspiration.

[From Latin Pīerius, sacred to the Muses, from Greek Pīeriā, a region of Macedonia; see peiə- in Indo-European roots.]
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