Castalian
English
Etymology
Latin Castalius
Adjective
Castalian (comparative more Castalian, superlative most Castalian)
- Of or relating to Castalia, a mythical fountain of inspiration on Mount Parnassus, sacred to the Muses.
- Castalian spring
- Castalian Band
- 1667, John Milton, “(please specify the book number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
- that sweet grove Of Daphne by Orontes, and th'inspir'd Castalian spring
References
- “Castalian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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