River near Cumae (Cyme [2]), which, according to Strabo (1,2,18 and 5,4,5), was identified with the Homeric P. [2] on the basis of the nearby hot springs.
"Stream of fire" (also Πυριφλεγέθων/Pyriphlegéthōn); one of the rivers of the Underworld, it and Cocytus [1] flow into Acheron [2] (Hom. Od. 10,513f.). According to Plat. Phd. 113a-b, P. flows through a burning region, …
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