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Pīrēnē , ēs, f., = Πειρήνη,
I.a fountain in the citadel of Corinth (Acrocorinthus), which sprung up from a blow of the hoof of Pegasus; hence sacred to the Muses, Plin. 4, 4, 5; Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 23; Stat. S. 1, 4, 25: “Heliconidasque pallidamque Pirenen,Pers. prol. 4.—Hence,
II. Pīrēnis , ĭdis, f. adj., = Πειρηνίς, of or belonging to Pirene, Pirenian: “Ephyre,” i. e. Corinth, Ov. M. 7, 391: “unda,id. ib. 2, 240: “Pirenida cessit ad undam (al. urbem),to Corinth, id. P. 1, 3, 75: “Tantalus securus undas hauriat Pirenidas, as king of Corinth,Sen. Med. 745.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 2.240
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 7.391
    • Plautus, Aulularia, 3.6
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 4.4
    • Seneca, Medea, 745
    • Ovid, Ex Ponto, 1.3
    • Statius, Silvae, 1.4
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