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Kastalia

Castalia

Castalia (Ancient Greek: Κασταλία), a nymph whom Apollo transformed into a fountain at Delphi. Castalia could inspire the genius of poetry to those who drank her waters or listened to their quiet sound
(Wikipedia)

Edmund von Hellmer
1909

Description

Marble statue of the nymph Castalia sitting above a fountain, with the bronze snake Python next to the pedestal. On the side of the pedestal a relief of a Apollo killing the snake.

Inscription(s)

ΚΑΣΤΑΛΙΑ αχελωις ειμι	υγνος εμος μεν ονειρος οναρ δαυ γνωσις ετυχθη
Castalia Acheloós' daughter	My sleep is indeed a dream, but my dream becomes reality

Sculptor

Edmund von Hellmer (Wien 1850 - Wien 1935), Austrian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Mario Wimmer & Mitchell G. Ash, 'Kastalia, Zur Interpretation einer Skulptur im Arkadenhof der Universität Wien in Kontext der Wiener Moderne'. Mitteilungen des Österreichischen Staatsarchivs 55 (2011), 1137-1156 (PDF on-line>

Locatie (N 48°12'47" - E 16°21'36") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: atwi010; Photograph: 9 September 2012
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