CASTA'LIO, son of lord Acasto, and Polydore's twin-brother. Both the brothers loved their father's ward, Monim'ia "the orphan." The love of Polydore was dishonorable love, but Castalio loved her truly and married her in private. On the bridal night Polydore by treachery took his brother's place, and next day, when Monimia discovered the deceit which had been practised on her, and Polydore heard that Monimia was really married to his brother, the bride poisoned herself, the adulterer ran upon his brother's sword, and the husband stabbed himself.--Otway, _The Orphan_ (1680). CASTA'RA, the lady addressed by Wm. Habington in his poems. She was Lucy Herbert (daughter of Wm. Herbert, first lord Powis), and became his wife. (Latin, _casta_, "chaste.") If then, Castara, I in heaven nor move, Nor earth, nor hell, where am I but in love? W. Habington, _To Castara_ (died 1654). The poetry of Habington shows that he possessed ... a real passion for a lady of birth and virtue, the "Castara" whom he afterwards married.--Hallam. CAS'TLEWOOD (_Beatrix_), the heroine of _Esmond_, a novel by Thackeray, the "finest picture of splendid lustrous physical beauty ever given to the world." CAS'TOR (_Steph'anos_), the wrestler.--Sir W. Scott, _Count Robert of Paris_ (time, Rufus). _Castor_, of classic fable, is the son of Jupiter and Leda, and twin-brother of Pollux. The brothers were so attached to each other that Jupiter set them among the stars, where they form the constellation _Gemini_ ("the twins"). Castor and Pollux are called the _Dios'curi_ or "sons of Dios," _i.e._ Jove. CAS'TRIOT (_George_), called by the Turks "Scanderbeg" (1404-1467). George Castriot was son of an Albanian prince, delivered as a hostage to Amurath II. He won such favor from the sultan that he was put in command of 5000 men, but abandoned the Turks in the battle of Mora'va (1443). This is the first dark blot On thy name, George Castriot. Longfellow, _The Wayside Inn_ (an interlude). CASTRUC'CIO CASTRACA'NI'S SWORD. When Victor Emmanuel II went to Tuscany, the path from Lucca to Pistoia was strewed with roses. At Pistoia the orphan heirs of Pucci'ni met him, bearing a sword, and said, "This is the sword of Castruccio Castracani, the great Italian soldier, and head of the Ghibelines in the fourteenth century. It was committed to our ward and keeping till some patriot should arise to deliver Italy and make it free." Victor Emmanuel, seizing the hilt, exclaimed, "_Questa è per me_!" ("This is for me.")--E. B. Browning, _The Sword of Castruccio Castracani._ CAS'YAPA. The father of the immortals, who dwells in the mountain called Hemacû'ta or Himakoot, under the Tree of Life, is called "Casyapa." Southey, _Curse of Kehama_. Canto vi. (1809). CATEUCLA'NI, called _Catieuchla'ni_ by Ptolemy, and _Cassii_ by Richard of Cirencester. They occupied Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, and Hertfordshire. Drayton refers to them in his _Polyolbion_, xvi.