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Pyrrha , ae, and Pyrrhē , ēs, f., = Πύρρα.
I. Daughter of Epimetheus, and wife of Deucalion, Ov. M. 1, 350 sq.; Hor. C. 1, 2, 6; Hyg. Fab. 153; Sen. Troad. 1039. — Hence,
B. Pyrrhaeus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pyrrha, Pyrrhæan: “saxa,” which Pyrrha and Deucalion flung behind them, Stat. Th. 8, 305. —
II. The name borne by Achilles when clothed as a girl, Hyg. Fab. 96; Sid. Carm. 9, 138.—
III. A city in Lesbos, with a harbor, now called Caloni, Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 2, 92, 94, § 206; 5, 31, 39, § 139.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 1.350
    • Seneca, Troades, 1039
    • Statius, Thebias, 8
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