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In Greek mythology, Aganippe (/ægə'nɪpiː/; Ancient Greek: Ἀγανίππη means 'mare who kills mercifully' [1]) was the name of both a spring and the Naiad (a Crinaea) associated with it. [2] The spring is in Boeotia, near Thespiae, at the base of Mount Helicon, [3] and was associated with the Muses who were sometimes called Aganippides. Drinking from her well, it was considered to be a source of poetic inspiration. The nymph is called a daughter of the river-god Permessus (called Termessus by Pausanias). [4] [5] Ovid associates Aganippe with Hippocrene. [6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Aganippe 1". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
Greek deities series |
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Nymphs |
In Greek mythology, Aganippe (/ægə'nɪpiː/; Ancient Greek: Ἀγανίππη means 'mare who kills mercifully' [1]) was the name of both a spring and the Naiad (a Crinaea) associated with it. [2] The spring is in Boeotia, near Thespiae, at the base of Mount Helicon, [3] and was associated with the Muses who were sometimes called Aganippides. Drinking from her well, it was considered to be a source of poetic inspiration. The nymph is called a daughter of the river-god Permessus (called Termessus by Pausanias). [4] [5] Ovid associates Aganippe with Hippocrene. [6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Aganippe 1". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.