Castalia
Nymph who became the sacred spring of Delphi.
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Castalia was a nymph, daughter of the river-god Achelous, who attracted Apollo. To escape his unwanted advances, she threw herself into a spring at Delphi, which thereafter bore her name. The Castalian Spring became sacred to the Muses and was used to cleanse the Delphian temples.
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