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.
Bandusia appears in countless poems and artistic works as the ultimate symbol of natural beauty and refreshment—it's become a byword for idyllic pastoral settings, all because one Roman poet wrote a good poem about a specific spring 2,000 years ago.
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