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According to early myths, everywhere the winged horse struck his hoof to the earth, an inspiring water spring burst forth. One of these springs was upon the [[Muse]]s' [[Mount Helicon]], the ''[[Hippocrene]]'' ("horse spring").<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], 9. 31. 3.</ref> [[Antoninus Liberalis]] has suggested,<ref>Antoninus Liberalis, ''Metamorphoses'' 9</ref> that it was opened at the behest of [[Poseidon]] to prevent the [[mountain]] from swelling with rapture at the song of the Muses. Another spring associated with Pegasus was at [[Troezen]].<ref>Pausanias, 2. 31. 9.</ref> Hesiod relates how Pegasus was peacefully drinking from a spring when the hero [[Bellerophon]] captured him.