Disambiguation evidence for Arethusa (nymph in Greek mythology) via surface form

"Arethusa"


As subject (48)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Arethusa".

Predicate Object
appearsOn ancient Syracusan coinage
associatedPlace Peloponnese via river Alpheus
associatedWith fountains
associatedWith fresh water
associatedWith Potamoi
surface form: river god Alpheus
associatedWith 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
hasIconography young woman emerging from water
hasMythCycle myths of Sicily and Syracuse
hasTheme divine protection of chastity
hasTheme union of distant waters (Alpheus and Arethusa)
instanceOf mythological figure
instanceOf nymph
languageOfName Ancient Greek
literaryTradition Hellenistic poetry
literaryTradition Roman literature
locatedInMyth Ortygia
surface form: island of Ortygia near Syracuse
mythType water nymph
mythologicalMotif pursuit and metamorphosis
nameMeaningApprox the waterer
notableFor transformation into a fountain to escape Alpheus
protectedBy Artemis
pursuedBy Asopus
surface form: Alpheus
relatedConcept nymphs of Artemis
relatedConcept sacred spring
residence Ortygia
residence spring of Arethusa
roleInMyth attendant of Artemis
sourceText Callimachus' Hymn to Artemis
sourceText Ovid’s Metamorphoses
surface form: Ovid's Metamorphoses
sourceText Pausanias’ Description of Greece
surface form: Pausanias' Description of Greece
symbolOf chastity
symbolOf freshwater springs
transformedInto fountain
transformedInto spring
veneratedAs local water deity in Syracuse
vowedTo remain a virgin
worshipPlace Ortygia
worshipPlace Syracuse