PIRENE, (Pliny); a fountain sacred to the muses, springing below the top of the Acrocorinthus, a high and steep mountain which hangs over Corinth. Its waters were agreeable to drink, (Paufanias); extremely clear, (Strabo); very light (Athenaeus); and pale (Perfius): having relation either to the grief of Pirene, mother of Cenchrea, from whose tears this fountain arose, (Paufanias); or to the palenes brought on by the too eager pursuits of the muses.