Bandusia

/bænˈduːʒə/ noun

In classical literature, a cool spring or fountain, named after Bandusia, a famous spring in ancient Latium celebrated by the Roman poet Horace.

From Latin Bandusia, the name of an actual spring in ancient Italy. Horace immortalized it in one of his odes (Ode 3.13), and the name became synonymous with pastoral springs in Western literature.

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