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The Castalian Spring
Castalia
also: Castalian
Sacred spring on Mount Parnassus, source of poetic inspiration; Apollo serves the poet its water in place of common wine.
Reading notes
- The Loves §1.15 Castalian
The spring on Parnassus sacred to the Muses and Apollo, source of poetic inspiration.
- Metamorphoses §3.38 the Castalian cave
The Castalian spring and grotto on Mount Parnassus at Delphi, sacred to Apollo and the Muses.