person
Canens
A nymph of Latium, daughter of Venilia and Janus, of matchless song; wife of Picus, she pined away to a voice when he was lost, giving her name to the spot.
Reading notes
- Metamorphoses §14.445 Canens
'Singer' (from canere, to sing); the Latian nymph whose magical voice could move woods, beasts, and rivers, wife of Picus.