Aganippe, wife of King
Acrisius of
Argos,[4] and according to some accounts the mother of
Danaë[5] and possibly
Evarete.[6] Although in some accounts,
Eurydice was wife of Acrisius and the mother of Danae.[7][8]
Aganippe, an aspect of
Demeter. In this form she was a black winged horse worshiped by certain cults. In this aspect her idols (such as one found in Mavrospelya, the Black Cave, in
Phigalia) she was portrayed as mare-headed with a mane entwined with
Gorgon Snakes. This aspect was also associated with Anion (or
Arion) whom
Heracles rode, who later inspired tales of
Pegasus.[9]
Aganippis, a name used by
Ovid as an epithet of
Hippocrene;[10] its meaning however is not quite clear. It is derived from Aganippe, the well or nymph, and as "Aganippides" is used to designate the Muses, Aganippis Hippocrene may mean nothing more than "Hippocrene, sacred to the
Muses".[11]
Graves, Robert, The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition. Penguin Books Limited. 2017.
ISBN978-0-241-98338-6,
024198338X
Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918.
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Aganippe, wife of King
Acrisius of
Argos,[4] and according to some accounts the mother of
Danaë[5] and possibly
Evarete.[6] Although in some accounts,
Eurydice was wife of Acrisius and the mother of Danae.[7][8]
Aganippe, an aspect of
Demeter. In this form she was a black winged horse worshiped by certain cults. In this aspect her idols (such as one found in Mavrospelya, the Black Cave, in
Phigalia) she was portrayed as mare-headed with a mane entwined with
Gorgon Snakes. This aspect was also associated with Anion (or
Arion) whom
Heracles rode, who later inspired tales of
Pegasus.[9]
Aganippis, a name used by
Ovid as an epithet of
Hippocrene;[10] its meaning however is not quite clear. It is derived from Aganippe, the well or nymph, and as "Aganippides" is used to designate the Muses, Aganippis Hippocrene may mean nothing more than "Hippocrene, sacred to the
Muses".[11]
Graves, Robert, The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition. Penguin Books Limited. 2017.
ISBN978-0-241-98338-6,
024198338X
Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918.
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.