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noun

Ăgănippē

gen. Ăgănippēs · gender feminine
= Ἀγανίππη.
A fountain in Bœotia; on Mount Helicon; sacred to the Muses •
A fountain in Bœotia, on Mount Helicon, sacred to the Muses, and giving poetical inspiration: Aonie Aganippe, Verg. E. 10, 12; Claud. Ep. ad Ser. 61.—Hence,
pertaining to the fountain of Aganippe •
ăgă-nippēus, a, um, adj., = Ἀγανίππειος, of or pertaining to the fountain of Aganippe: lyra, i. e. Musarum, Prop. 2, 3, 20; Claud. Laud. Ser. 8.—
that is sacred to the Muses •
* ăgănippis, ĭdis, f., that is sacred to the Muses: fontes Aganippidos Hippocrenes, Ov. F. 5, 7.—
The wife of Acrisius and mother of Danaë
The wife of Acrisius and mother of Danaë, Hyg. Fab. 63.
Perseus ID: n1516 Key: Aganippe