LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Ăgănippē

Meaning

  1. A fountain in Bœotia

Ăgănippē, ēs, f., = Ἀγανίππη.
I. 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,
1. 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.—
2. * ăgănippis, ĭdis, f., that is sacred to the Muses: fontes Aganippidos Hippocrenes, Ov. F. 5, 7.—
II. The wife of Acrisius and mother of Danaë, Hyg. Fab. 63.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAganippeAganippe (Ἀγανίππη). 1. A nymph of the well of the same name at the foot of Mount Helicon, in Boeotia, which was considered sacred to the Muses, and b…

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What does Ăgănippē mean in Latin?
Ăgănippē, a proper noun, means “A fountain in Bœotia”.