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LETRINI (Ancient city) PYRGOS
In my time were left a few buildings, with an image of Artemis
Alpheiaea in a temple. Legend has it that the goddess received the surname for
the following reason. Alpheius fell in love with Artemis, and then, realizing
that persuasive entreaties would not win the goddess as his bride, he dared to
plot violence against her. Artemis was holding at Letrini an all-night revel with
the nymphs who were her playmates, and to it came Alpheius. But Artemis had a
suspicion of the plot of Alpheius, and smeared with mud her own face and the faces
of the nymphs with her. So Alpheius, when he joined the throng, could not distinguish
Artemis from the others, and, not being able to pick her out, went away without
bringing off his attempt. The people of Letrini called the goddess Alpheian because
of the love of Alpheius for her.
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