(Latin). The Severn. In Milton's Comus we are told she
is the daughter of Locrine “that had the sceptre from his father,
Brute,” and was living in concubinage with Estrildis. His queen,
Guendolen, vowed vengeance against Estrildis and her daughter, gathered
an army together, and overthrew Locrine by the river Sture. Sabrina
fled and jumped into the river. Nereus took pity on her, and made her “goddess of the Severn.” which is poetically called Sabrina.
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