Libethrus

Libethrus
Lībēthra, ae, f. (or ōrum, n.; Lībē-thros or -us, i, m., Serv. Verg. E. 7, 21), = Leibêthra, a fountain near Magnesia, in Macedonia, sacred to the Muses, Mel. 2, 3, 2; Plin. 4, 9, 16, § 32.—Hence,
II.
Lībēthris, ĭdis, f., = Leibêthris, Libethrian:

fons,

Mart. Cap. 6, § 654.— Plur. subst.: Lībēthrĭ-dĕs, the Muses:

nymphae Libethrides,

Verg. E. 7, 21.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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