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Callirrhoe

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Callirrhŏē | Callĭrhŏē (noun F) : (in poets, ), , , = Καλλιρρόη (epic, Καλλιρόη).
* Daughter of the Acheloüs, and second wife of Alcmoeon, Ov. M. 9, 414 sq.
* The wife of Piranthus, and mother of Argus, Aristorides, and Triopas, Hyg. Fab. 145.
* A daughter of Oceanus, wife of Chrysaor, and mother of Geryon, Hyg. praef. and Fab. 151.
* 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.
* A warm medicinal fountain in Palestine, two hours west of Lake Asphaltites, Plin. 5, 16, 15, § 72.
* Another name of the Arabian city Edessa, from a fountain of that name, Plin. 5, 24, 21, § 86.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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