spring of Arethusa

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freshwater fountain mythological spring tourist attraction

The spring of Arethusa is a famous freshwater fountain on the island of Ortygia in Syracuse, Sicily, celebrated in Greek mythology and classical literature.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
spring of Arethusa canonical 2
spring of Arethusa in Ortygia 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater fountain ⓘ
mythological spring ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
appearsIn Greek mythology ⓘ
Greco-Roman mythology ⓘ
surface form: Roman mythology
associatedWithTheme chastity ⓘ
pursuit by a river god ⓘ
transformation into water ⓘ
celebratedIn classical literature ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo Arethusa ⓘ
faces Ionian Sea ⓘ
governedBy municipality of Syracuse ⓘ
surface form: Municipality of Syracuse
hasCoordinateRegion Mediterranean ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance icon of Ortygia ⓘ
symbol of Syracuse ⓘ
hasFauna ducks ⓘ
fish ⓘ
hasFeature aquatic vegetation ⓘ
natural pool ⓘ
stone embankments ⓘ
hasFlora papyrus plants ⓘ
reeds ⓘ
hasGreekName Ἀρέθουσα ⓘ
hasMythologicalAssociation nymph Arethusa ⓘ
Alpheus ⓘ
surface form: river god Alpheus
hasViewOf Ortygia ⓘ
surface form: Ortygia waterfront

Port of Syracuse ⓘ
surface form: Syracuse harbor
hasWaterType freshwater ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site “Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica” ⓘ
isPartOf historic center of Syracuse ⓘ
isPopularFor mythology-themed tours ⓘ
photography ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
languageOfName Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Italy ⓘ
Ortygia ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
Syracuse ⓘ
mentionedBy Ovid ⓘ
Pindar ⓘ
Theocritus ⓘ
Virgil ⓘ
near Port of Syracuse ⓘ
surface form: Syracuse harbor

Syracuse seafront promenade ⓘ
opensInto Gulf of Gela ⓘ
surface form: Bay of Syracuse
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ
UNESCOSiteSince 2005 ⓘ
waterSource underground freshwater springs ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arethusa (nymph in Greek mythology) → residence → spring of Arethusa ⓘ
subject surface form: Arethusa
Arethusa → residenceAfterTransformation → spring of Arethusa ⓘ
Arethusa → associatedWith → spring of Arethusa ⓘ
this entity surface form: spring of Arethusa in Ortygia