Peirene

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Peirene is the name of a fountain or spring in Greek mythology, physically located in Corinth. It was said to be a favored watering-hole of Pegasus, sacred to the Muses. Poets would travel there to drink and receive inspiration.

The historian Pausanias describes Peirene as follows:

Another story says that the fountain was created by the hoof of Pegasus striking the ground. The legend Pauanias cites is far more widespread.

The Upper Peirene spring, with its own etiological myth, is located on Acrocorinth, the acropolis of Corinth.

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