Castalian spring
| Castalian spring | ||||
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| Country or region | Central Greece ( Greece ) | |||
| Coordinates | 38 ° 28 ′ 59 " N , 22 ° 30 ′ 20" E | |||
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| Mountains | Parnassus | |||
Coordinates: 38 ° 28 ′ 59 ″ N , 22 ° 30 ′ 20 ″ E
The Kastalian spring ( ancient Greek Κασταλίη Kastalia or Kastaliē , modern Greek Κασταλία πηγή Kastalia pigi ) is a spring at the foot of Parnassus near Delfi in Greece .
description
The Kastalian spring was named after the mythical nymph Kastalia , who plunged into the spring while fleeing from the advertising Apollon . In ancient times the spring was dedicated to Apollo and the Muses . Their water was used by visitors to Delphi for ritual ablutions. According to a legend, if you drank its water, the spring gave you the gift of poetry. She was so famous at the time that her name was sometimes used as a synonym for Delphi itself. It is still used today for the drinking water supply of modern Delphi . Otherwise, its water flows as a torrent called Arkoudorrema (Αρκουδόρρεμα) southwards into the valley, where it flows into the Plistos after just under two kilometers .
literature
- Pierre Amandry : Notes de topographie et d'architecture delphiques VI. La fontaine Castalie. In: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique Supplèment 4, Paris 1977, pp. 179-228 ( digitized version ).
- Pierre Amandry: Notes de topographie et d'architecture delphiques VII. La fontaine Castalie (compléments). In: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 102, 1, 1978, pp. 221-241 ( digitized version ).
- Giovanna Daverio-Rocchi: Kastalia. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 6, Metzler, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-476-01476-2 , column 322 f.
Web links
- Description on the website of the Greek Ministry of Culture (English).
- The Castalian source at Livius.org (English).