Aganippe (/æɡəˈnɪpiː/; Ancient Greek: Ἀγανίππη means 'mare who kills mercifully'[1]) was a name or epithet of several figures in Greek mythology: Aganippis, a name used by Ovid as an epithet of Hippocrene;[10] its meaning however is not quite clear.
It is derived from Aganippe, the well or nymph, and as "Aganippides" is used to designate the Muses, Aganippis Hippocrene may mean nothing more than "Hippocrene, sacred to the Muses".
[11] Aganippe, a genus of trapdoor spiders
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed.
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.