a nymph of the Appian well, which was situated not far from the temple of Venus Genitrix in the forum of Julius Caesar. It was surrounded by statues of nymphs, who were called 8 Appiades. (Ov. Rem. Am. 659, Ars Am. 1.81, 3.451.) Cicero (Cic. Fam. 3.1) flatters Appius Pulcher by applying the name Appias to a statue of Minerva. In modern times, statues of nymphs have been found on the spot where the Appian well existed in ancient times, and they are considered to be statues of the Appiades. (Visconti, in Mus. Pio-Clem. i. p. 216, ed. Mediolan.)
[L.S]A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890