Callirrhoe

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Callirrhŏē (in poets, Callĭrhŏē), ēs, f., = Καλλιρρόη (epic, Καλλιρόη).

I Daughter of the Acheloüs , and second wife of Alcmaeon , Ov. M. 9, 414 sq.—

II The wife of Piranthus , and mother of Argus , Aristorides , and Triopas , Hyg. Fab. 145.—

III A daughter of Oceanus , wife of Chrysaor , and mother of Geryon , Hyg. praef. and Fab. 151. —

IV A celebrated fountain at Athens , south-east of the Acropolis , Stat. Th. 12, 629, with the appell. Enneacrunos (Ἐννεάκρουνος, i. e. conducted by nine channels or pipes into the city), Plin. 4, 7, 11, § 24.—

V A warm medicinal fountain in Palestine , two hours west of Lake Asphaltites , Plin. 5, 16, 15, § 72.—

VI Another name of the Arabian city Edessa, from a fountain of that name , Plin. 5, 24, 21, § 86.

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