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Aganippē
Aganippē, spring sacred to the Muses on Mount Helicon in Boeotia; compare HIPPOCRENE.
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Aganippe
(ăg'ənĭp'ē) , in Greek mythology, nymph. Her spring on Mt. Helicon, sacred to the Muses, gave poetic inspiration to all who drank from it.
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Aganippe
Aganippe is the name of a fountain and the naiad (a Crinaea) associated with it in Greek mythology. Aganippe was the daughter of Ternessus. The well is in Boeotia, near Thespiae, at the base of the mountain Helicon. It was created by the hooves of Pegasus and was associated with the Muses as a source of poetic inspiration.
Aganippe is also the name of a spider genus in the family Idiopidae.
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