Pimplēis
Meaning
- belonging to Pimpla
Pimplēis (Piplēis), ĭdis and ĭdos,
I. adj. f., = Πιμπληϊς, of or belonging to Pimpla (a place and fountain in Pieria sacred to the Muses, now Litokhoro), Pimplean; hence, as subst.,
I. The territory around Pimpla:
si riguam laetis recolis Pimpleida Musis, i. e. if you devote yourself to the Muses, compose poetry, Aus. Ep. 14, 9.—II. (Sc. Musa.) A Muse:
Musae ab terrestribus locis aliis cognominatae Libethrides, Pimpleides, Thespiades, Heliconides, Varr. L. L. 7, § 20 Müll.: Pimpleides Musae a fonte Macedoniae dictae propter liquoris ejus unicam subtilitatem, Paul. ex Fest. p. 212 Müll.; Mart. 11, 3, 1.