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InGreek mythology,Aganippe (/æɡəˈnɪpi/;Ancient Greek:Ἀγανίππη) was the name of both a spring and theNaiad (aCrinaea) associated with it.[1] The spring is inBoeotia, nearThespiae, at the base ofMount Helicon,[2] and was associated with theMuses 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-godPermessus (calledTermessus by Pausanias).[3][4]Ovid associates Aganippe withHippocrene.[5]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Aganippe 1".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
