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1 Asphaltites
Asphaltītes, ae, m., = Asphaltitês; also Asphaltites lacus, = Asphaltitis limnê, Lake Asphaltites ( the Dead Sea), in Palestine, Plin. 5, 15, 15, § 71; 5, 16, 15, § 72; cf. Mann. Palaest. p. 261. -
2 Callirhoe
Callirrhŏē (in poets, Callĭrhŏē), ēs, f., = Kallirroê (epic, Kalliroê).I.Daughter of the Acheloüs, and second wife of Alcmœon, Ov. M. 9, 414 sq.—II. III. IV.A celebrated fountain at Athens, south-east of the Acropolis, Stat. Th. 12, 629, with the appell. Enneacrunos (Enneakrounos, i. e. conducted by nine channels or pipes into the city), Plin. 4, 7, 11, § 24.—V.A warm medicinal fountain in Palestine, two hours west of Lake Asphaltites, Plin. 5, 16, 15, § 72.—VI.Another name of the Arabian city Edessa, from a fountain of that name, Plin. 5, 24, 21, § 86. -
3 Callirrhoe
Callirrhŏē (in poets, Callĭrhŏē), ēs, f., = Kallirroê (epic, Kalliroê).I.Daughter of the Acheloüs, and second wife of Alcmœon, Ov. M. 9, 414 sq.—II. III. IV.A celebrated fountain at Athens, south-east of the Acropolis, Stat. Th. 12, 629, with the appell. Enneacrunos (Enneakrounos, i. e. conducted by nine channels or pipes into the city), Plin. 4, 7, 11, § 24.—V.A warm medicinal fountain in Palestine, two hours west of Lake Asphaltites, Plin. 5, 16, 15, § 72.—VI.Another name of the Arabian city Edessa, from a fountain of that name, Plin. 5, 24, 21, § 86. -
4 limne
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