Aganippe

Aganippe, In Greek Mythology, Was

(1.) a spring on Helicon, the same as Hippocrene, which inspired him who drank to compose poetry. The Muses are called Aganippidaes. after it. According to others, the nymph of the spring was a daughter of Permessus.

(2.) The mother of Danae and wife of king Acrisius.