(Φαρμακίδες) i.e. sorceresses or witches, is the name by which the Thebans designated the divinities who delayed the birth of Heracles. (Paus. 9.11.2.)
[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