Pimpleis

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

Pimplēis (Piplēis), ĭdis and ĭdos, 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.