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Agciroh
Ankhirhoe
Anchirhoe,
Anchiroe
Pouring Flow
(anacheô, rhoos) |
ANKHIROE (or Anchiroe) was the Naiad Nymph of a well, spring or fountain in the town of Megalopolis, Arkadia (southern Greece).
"[At Megalopolis in the enclosure of Demeter and Persephone:] The table also has a representation of Nymphai, Neda carrying the infant Zeus and another Arkadian Nymphe Anthrakia holding a torch, and Hagno with a water-jar in one hand and a drinking cup in the other; Ankhiroe and Myrtoessa are carrying water-jars and in fact water is pouring down from them." - Pausanias, Guide to Greece 8.31.4
Sources:
- Pausanias, Guide to Greece - Greek Geography C2nd AD
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