Leibethra
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Libethra (or Leibethra) was a place close to Olympus where Orpheus was buried, destroyed by a flood of the river Sys. It was a place where the Libethrian Nymphs were worshipped. Remains of Libethra were found. Libethra (or Leibethra) τὰ Λείβηθρα or Λίβηθρα in Greek).
The Muses also gathered up the fragments of his body and buried them at Leibethra below Mount Olympus, where the nightingales sang over his grave.
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- Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology (Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology, Vol 107) (Hardcover) by Carlos Parada
