| | Appias, Nymph of Rome--Water Goddess Spring Goddess Nymph Well Water Roman Goddess Appian Spring pagan gods and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) |
 | | Appias is a water nymph in Roman myth, the Goddess of the Appian Spring or Fountain located in front of the temple of Venus Genetrix in the Julian Forum in Rome. |
 | | At first glance it would seem to be related to some famous landmarks of ancient Rome such as the Via Appia, the most famous of the roads from Rome, or the Aqua Appia, the first aqueduct built to supply water to Rome. |
 | | I would guess that the fountain or well of Appias was a genuine spring and not aqueduct fed, since a natural spring is possessed of the numinous or magical quality that leads to a divinity being personified as its spirit. |
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