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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.,

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Pimplēus (Piplēus), a, um, adj., Pimplean (v. Pimpleis); hence, sacred to the Muses: mons, Cat. 105, 1: antrum, Mart. 12, 11, 3.
Subst.: Pimplēa (Pi-plēa), ae, f.

    1. 1. A Muse: necte meo Lamiae coronam, Pimplea dulcis, Hor. C. 1, 26, 9.
    2. 2. The fountain of Pimpla, Stat. S. 1, 4, 25.

Pimplī̆ăs, ădis, f., = Πιμπλιάς, a Pimpliad (v. Pimpleis), i. e. a Muse (in later poetry for the more usual Pimpleis): hic et Pimpliadas induxerat optimus Orpheus, Sid. Carm. 10, 17; 22, 77.