Pimpleis
Pimplēis (Piplēis), ĭdis and ĭdos, adj. f., = Πιμπληϊς, of or belonging to Pimpla (a place and fountain in Pieria sacred to the Muses, now Litokhoro), Pimplean; hence, as subst.,
- I The territory around Pimpla: si riguam laetis recolis Pimpleida Musis, i.e. if you devote yourself to the Muses, compose poetry, Aus. Ep. 14, 9.—
- II (Sc. Musa.) A Muse: Musae ab terrestribus locis aliis cognominatae Libethrides, Pimpleides, Thespiades, Heliconides, Varr. L. L. 7, § 20 Müll.: Pimpleides Musae a fonte Macedoniae dictae propter liquoris ejus unicam subtilitatem, Paul. ex Fest. p. 212 Müll.; Mart. 11, 3, 1.
Pimplēis, (16) ĭdis, f. ¶ 1 c. Pimpla : Aus. Ep. 14, 9 ¶ 2 Muse : Varro L. 7, 20 ; P. Fest. 212 [mss Pepteides ou -tæides ] ¶ 3 poésies, vers : Mart. 11, 3, 1.
Pimple'is
(Πιμπληίς), or Pimplea, a surname of the Muses, derived from Mount Pimplias in Pieria, which was sacred to them. Some place this mountain in Boeotia, and call Mount Helicon Πιμπλείας κοπή. (Strab. x. p.471; Schol. ad Apollon. Rhod. 1.25; Lycoph. 275; Hor. Carm. 1.26. 9; Anthol. Palat. 5.206.) [L.S]