Castalia
Sign in to saveCastalia (), in ancient Greek and Roman mythology, is a young nymph, a daughter of the river-god Achelous, who attracted the god Apollo and who is said to have flung herself into the sacred spring in Delphi when pursued by him. The spring took the name Castalia afterwards.
Key facts
- Mythical creature.name
- Castalia
- Mythical creature.image
- Castalia spring delphi.jpg
- Mythical creature.caption
- Water Ritual at Delphi
- Mythical creature.Grouping
- Legendary creature
- Mythical creature.Sub_Grouping
- Water spirit
- Mythical creature.Country
- Greece
- Mythical creature.Region
- Delphi
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Gender
- female
- Father
- Cephissus
- Award
- 646 Kastalia
- Country
- Greece
- Image
- Castalia spring delphi.jpg
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- Commons category
- Castalia (naiad)
- different from
- Castalian Spring
- unmarried partner
- Delphus
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Family
- Mythology
- In culture
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Castalia (), in ancient Greek and Roman mythology, is a young nymph, a daughter of the river-god Achelous, who attracted the god Apollo and who is said to have flung herself into the sacred spring in Delphi when pursued by him. The spring took the name Castalia afterwards.
== Family == Castalia was the child of the river-god Achelous.
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