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

(Φαρμάκεια), the nymph of a well with poisonous powers, near the river Hissus, in Attica; she is described as a playmate of Oreithyia (Plat. Phaed. p. 229c.; Tinaeus, Ixr. Plat. s.v.).

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