▁both ▁Greek ▁and ▁Western ▁languages . ▁This ▁is ▁discussed ▁further ▁in ▁" L ingu istics ▁and ▁Class ical ▁The ology ," ▁by ▁William ▁S . ▁R . ▁Miller , ▁which ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁Charles ▁F . ▁G . ▁O ster haus ' s ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁and ▁its ▁relationships ▁to ▁Greek ▁and ▁Italian . ▁The ▁relationship ▁of ▁" P eg as us " ▁to ▁" C yr ill ic " ▁is ▁discussed ▁further ▁in ▁his ▁Ph ry g ian ▁Mon ik ers ▁and ▁the ▁N aming ▁of ▁Greek ▁Pr on unci ation ▁" C yr ill ic ▁or ▁P ene - Or th og yr in " ▁and ▁" P eg as us " ▁as ▁an ▁Early ▁Sem it ic ▁construct . ▁ ▁Spr ings ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁legend , ▁everywhere ▁the ▁wing ed ▁horse ▁struck ▁his ▁hoof ▁to ▁the ▁earth , ▁an ▁insp iring ▁water ▁spring ▁burst ▁forth . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁spr ings ▁was ▁upon ▁the ▁Mus es ' ▁Mount ▁Hel icon , ▁the ▁Hi pp oc rene ▁(" hor se ▁spring "), ▁opened , ▁Anton inus ▁Liber alis ▁suggested , ▁at ▁the ▁beh est ▁of ▁P ose id on ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁mountain ▁sw elling ▁with ▁ra pt ure ▁at ▁the ▁song ▁of ▁the ▁Mus es ; ▁another ▁was ▁at ▁Tro e zen . ▁H es iod ▁rel ates ▁how ▁Peg as us ▁was ▁peace fully ▁drink ing ▁from ▁a ▁spring ▁when ▁the ▁hero ▁B eller oph on ▁captured ▁him . ▁ ▁H es iod ▁also