Pirene

A sacred well at the acropolis of Corinth (the Acrocorinth), dedicated to the Muses. When the winged horse Pegasus quenched its thirst there it was caught by the hero Bellerophon.

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References

Sources

  • Pliny the Elder. Naturalis Historia, 4, 11.
  • Statius. Silvae, 1, 4, 27.