Aganippe

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Aganippe (/æɡəˈnɪp/; Ancient Greek: Ἀγανίππη means 'mare who kills mercifully'[1]) was a name or epithet of several figures in Greek mythology:

Aganippis, a name used by

Namesake

Aganippe, a genus of trapdoor spiders

Notes

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  2. ^ Pausanias, 9.29.5
  3. ^ Smith, "Aganippe" 2.
  4. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 84
  5. ^ Apollodorus, 2.2.2
  6. .
  7. ^ Perseus Encyclopedia, Aganippe
  8. ^ Walker, B. G. The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, pg 219
  9. ^ Ovid, Fasti 5.7
  10. ^ Smith, "Aganippis".

References


 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1870). "Aganippe". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.