In Greek mythology, Arethusa (/ˌærɪˈθjuːzə/; Greek: Ἀρέθουσα) was a nymph who fled from her home in Arcadia beneath the sea and came up as a fresh water...

Look up Arethusa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Arethusa may refer to: Arethusa (mythology), a nereid nymph who became a fountain Arethusa, one of...

Syracuse in Sicily. According to Greek mythology, this freshwater fountain is the place where the nymph Arethusa, the patron figure of ancient Syracuse...

the well Arethusa. The well of Arethusa is a symbol of Syracuse. This story is related somewhat differently by the Roman writer Ovid: Arethusa, a beautiful...

Arethusa bulbosa, commonly called dragon's mouth orchid, is the only species in the orchid genus Arethusa. The genus is named after a naiad of Greek mythology...

genius loci, and sometimes this produced complicated myths like the cult of Arethusa to Sicily. In some of the works of the Greek-educated Latin poets, the...

mythological creature shared by Phoenician, Etruscan, Pictish, Roman and Greek mythology, though its name has a Greek origin. The hippocampus has typically been...

Aréthuse or Arethuse may refer to: Arethusa (mythology), a nymph in Greek mythology known as Aréthuse in French Aréthuse-class submarine, a class of French...

In Greek mythology, Arethusa (/ˌærɪˈθjuːzə/; Ancient Greek: Ἀρέθουσα) may refer to the following personages: Arethusa, one of the 50 Nereids, sea-nymph...

In Greek mythology, the Titans (Ancient Greek: οἱ Τῑτᾶνες, hoi Tītânes, singular: ὁ Τῑτᾱ́ν, -ήν, ho Tītân) were the pre-Olympian gods. According to the...

HMS Arethusa was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was, like most of the Leanders, named after a figure of mythology (the exceptions being...

In Greek mythology, Nyx (/nɪks/ NIX; Ancient Greek: Νύξ Nýx, [nýks], "Night") is the goddess and personification of the night. In Hesiod's Theogony, she...

Bulfinch's Mythology is a collection of tales from myth and legend rewritten for a general readership by the American Latinist and banker Thomas Bulfinch...

(1885). Greek mythology has provided names for a number of ships in the British navy. Such ships include: HMS Phaeton (1782) HMS Arethusa (1781) HMS Amphion...

She was in the train of Cyrene along with her sister Opis, Deiopea and Arethusa. This Ephyra may be the same to the above Oceanid. Hyginus, Fabulae 275;...

of the setting sun, red, yellow, or gold; and lastly Arethusa. In addition, Hesperia, and Arethusa, the so-called "ox-eyed Hesperethusa". Apollodorus gives...

In Greek mythology, Oceanus (/oʊˈsiːənəs/ oh-SEE-ə-nəs; Greek: Ὠκεανός [ɔːke.anós], also Ὠγενός [ɔːɡenós], Ὤγενος [ɔ̌ːɡenos], or Ὠγήν [ɔːɡɛ̌ːn]) was a...

(/ˈdæfni/; DAFF-nee; Greek: Δάφνη, Dáphnē, lit. 'laurel'), a figure in Greek mythology, is a naiad, a variety of female nymph associated with fountains, wells...

Psyche means "soul" in Greek and was commonly referred to as such in Roman mythology as well, though the direct translation is Anima (Latin word for "soul")...

In Greek mythology, Echidna (/ɪˈkɪdnə/; Greek: Ἔχιδνα, translit. Ékhidna, lit. "she-viper", pronounced [ékʰidna]) was a monster, half-woman and half-snake...

Navy, from whom she was captured in 1759. According to Greek mythology, the nymph Arethusa, for whom the ship was named, was transformed by Artemis into...

In Greek mythology, Kratos, also known as Cratus or Cratos, is the divine personification of strength. He is the son of Pallas and Styx. Kratos and his...

(1999). Classical Mythology. Oxford University Press. pp. 133–134. ISBN 0195143388. Grimal, Pierre, The Dictionary of Classical Mythology, Wiley-Blackwell...

on 23 November 1867, and named after one of the various Arethusas in Greek mythology. Arethusa has been observed occulting a star three times: first on...

the right to marry Deianira; Alpheus, who fell in love with the nymph Arethusa and pursued her to Syracuse, where she was transformed into a spring by...

In Greek mythology, Aether, Æther, Aither, or Ether (/ˈiːθər/; Ancient Greek: Αἰθήρ (Brightness) pronounced [ai̯tʰɛ̌ːr]) is the personification of the...

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Iris (/ˈaɪrɪs/; EYE-riss; Greek: Ἶρις, translit. Îris, lit. "rainbow," Ancient Greek: [îːris]) is a daughter...

nymphs in the train of Cyrene along with her sisters, Ephyre, Opis and Arethusa. Deiopea, one of Juno's fourteen nymphs. She is described in the Virgil's...

In Greek mythology (or more particularly in Ancient Greek poetry), Pitys (Ancient Greek: Πίτυς, lit. 'pine') was an Oread nymph who was pursued by Pan...

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Helios (/ˈhiːliəs, -ɒs/; Ancient Greek: Ἥλιος pronounced [hɛ̌ːlios], lit. 'Sun'; Homeric Greek: Ἠέλιος) is the...