Aganippe (/æɡəˈnɪpiː/; Ancient Greek: Ἀγανίππη) was a name or epithet of several figures in Greek mythology. * Aganippe, a naiad of the spring Aganippe. * Aganippe, wife of King Acrisius of Argos, and according to some accounts the mother of Danaë and possibly . Although in some accounts, Eurydice was wife of Acrisius and the mother of Danae. * Aganippe "the Mare who destroys mercifully" was an aspect of Demeter. In this form she was a black winged horse worshiped by certain cults. In this aspect her idols (such as one found in Mavrospelya, the Black Cave, in Phigalia) she was portrayed as mare-headed with a mane entwined with Gorgon Snakes. This aspect was also associated with Anion (or Arion) whom Heracles rode, who later inspired tales of Pegasus. * Aganippis, a name used by Ovid as