Aganippe (naiad)
Ancient Greek mythological figure
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In Greek mythology, Aganippe (/æɡəˈnɪpi/; Ancient Greek: Ἀγανίππη) was the name of both a spring and the Naiad (a Crinaea) associated with it.[1] The spring is in Boeotia, near Thespiae, at the base of Mount Helicon,[2] 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).[3][4] Ovid associates Aganippe with Hippocrene.[5]
