Castalian

Variant of Castalia

Castalia definition

Cas·ta·lia (kas tā′lē ə)

spring on Mount Parnassus, Greece: in ancient times it was sacred to the Muses and was considered a source of poetic inspiration for those who bathed in it

Etymology: L < Gr Kastalia

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