Epithets of the Muses
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AGANIPPIDES
was a name sometimes given to the Muses, so-called after the fountain Aganippe
which was sacred to them and located at the foot of Mount Helicon.
ARDALIDES
was a surname for the Muses at Troezen. They were called this from Ardalus, a
son of Hephaestus, who was said to have invented the flute and built a sanctuary
to the Muses at Troezen.
CAMENAE
were Roman prophetic nymphs who were loosely equivalent to the Greek Muses.
CASTALIAE
was a name associated with the Muses and because of their association with their
sacred Castalian spring found on Mt. Parnassus.
ILISIDES,
a surname of the Muses who had an altar on the Ilissus River in Attica.
LIBETHRIDES
was a name of the Muses derived from the Thracian mountain Liberthrus where they
had a grotto sacred to them.
MNEMONIDES
was a name given to the Muses as daughters of the goddess Mnemosyne.
OLYMPIADES
was a surname given to the Muses in acknowledgement of their heavenly state.
PEGASIDES,
a name sometimes applied to the Muses because Pegasus, the famous winged horse,
pawed the ground and produced the Hippocrene fountain which was sacred to the Muses. It is also said Athena gave Pegasus to the Muses when she caught and
tamed him.
PIERIDES
was a surname of the Muses derived from Pieria where they were worshiped and
located near Mount Olympus.
PIMPLEAE
was a surname of the Muses derived from Pimpleia (modern Litohoro) in Pieria,
which was sacred to them.
THESPIADES,
a surname of the Muses, derived from Thespiae where they were especially
honored.
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