Arethusa (nymph in Greek mythology)
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Arethusa is a nymph from Greek mythology associated with fresh water and springs, best known for her transformation into a fountain to escape the river god Alpheus.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arethusa | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological figure
ⓘ
nymph ⓘ |
| appearsOn | ancient Syracusan coinage ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Peloponnese via river Alpheus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fountains
ⓘ
fresh water ⓘ Potamoi ⓘ
surface form:
river god Alpheus
springs ⓘ |
| category |
Naiads
ⓘ
surface form:
Naiad
|
| companionOf | Artemis ⓘ |
| connectedWith | river Alpheus ⓘ |
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| epithet | Arethousa ⓘ |
| escapeFrom | unwanted pursuit by Alpheus ⓘ |
| escapeMethod | divine transformation ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | classical mythology ⓘ |
| hasIconography |
head of Arethusa on Syracusan coins
ⓘ
young woman emerging from water ⓘ |
| hasMythCycle | myths of Sicily and Syracuse ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine protection of chastity
ⓘ
union of distant waters (Alpheus and Arethusa) ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
Hellenistic poetry
ⓘ
Roman literature ⓘ |
| locatedInMyth |
Ortygia
ⓘ
surface form:
island of Ortygia near Syracuse
|
| mythologicalMotif | pursuit and metamorphosis ⓘ |
| mythType | water nymph ⓘ |
| nameMeaningApprox | the waterer ⓘ |
| notableFor | transformation into a fountain to escape Alpheus ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Artemis ⓘ |
| pursuedBy |
Asopus
ⓘ
surface form:
Alpheus
|
| relatedConcept |
nymphs of Artemis
ⓘ
sacred spring ⓘ |
| residence |
Ortygia
ⓘ
spring of Arethusa ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | attendant of Artemis ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Callimachus' Hymn to Artemis
ⓘ
Ovid’s Metamorphoses ⓘ
surface form:
Ovid's Metamorphoses
Pausanias’ Description of Greece ⓘ
surface form:
Pausanias' Description of Greece
|
| symbolOf |
chastity
ⓘ
freshwater springs ⓘ |
| transformedInto |
fountain
ⓘ
spring ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | local water deity in Syracuse ⓘ |
| vowedTo | remain a virgin ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
Ortygia
ⓘ
Syracuse ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.