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3 identifiers linking Pyrene across the web's reference databases
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3 identifiers linking Pyrene across the web's reference databases
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In Greek and Roman mythology, Pyrene is an Iberian princess whose tragic fate gave the Pyrenees their name. Pyrene was a lover or victim of Heracles, the Tirynthian hero who visited her country during one of his Twelve Labours. Her myth survives in the writings of Silius Italicus, a Roman author of the first century AD, but other versions are preserved from a number of authors as well. Pyrene might have originated from obscure traditions in Celtic mythology.