Castalia
Water Ritual at Delphi | |
| Creature information | |
|---|---|
| Grouping | Legendary creature |
| Sub grouping | Water spirit |
| Origin | |
| Country | Greece |
| Region | Delphi |
| Greek deities series |
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| Nymphs |
Castalia /kəˈsteɪliə/ (Ancient Greek: Κασταλία, romanized: Kastalia), 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.