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Pirene (nymph)
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Not to be confused with Pyrene (mythology).
In Greek mythology, Pirene or Peirene (Ancient Greek: Πειρήνη means "of the osiers"[1]), a nymph, was either the daughter of the river god Asopus,[2] Laconian king Oebalus,[3] or the river god Achelous,[4] depending on different sources. By Poseidon she became the mother of Lecheas and Cenchrias.
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