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In Greek mythology, Pirene or Peirene , a nymph, was either the daughter of the river god Asopus, Laconian king Oebalus, or the River God Achelous, depending on different sources. By Poseidon she became the mother of Lecheas and Cenchrias. When Cenchrias was unintentionally killed by Artemis, Pirene's grief was so profound that she became nothing but tears and turned into the fountain outside the gates of Corinth. The Corinthians had a small sanctuary dedicated to Pirene by the fountain where honey-cakes were offered to her to during the dry months of early summer.
The fountain was sacred to the Muses and it was there that Bellerophon found Pegasus (as Polyidus had claimed), drinking, and tamed him.
Pirene or Peirene is the name of a fountain or spring in Greek mythology, physically located in Corinth. It was said to be a favored watering-hole of Pegasus, sacred to the Muses. Poets would travel there to drink and receive inspiration.
In the 2nd century CE the traveler Pausanias describes Pirene as follows:
Another story says that the fountain was created by the hoof of Pegasus striking the ground. The legend Pausanias cites is far more widespread.
The Upper Pirene spring, with its own etiological myth, is located on Acrocorinth, the acropolis of Corinth.
Pirene or Peirene may refer to:
- Pirene (fountain) in Corinth
- Pirene (mythology), a nymph in Greek mythology
- Pirene, one of the daughters of Danaus
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