Arethusa
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Mythology
- Arethusa (mythology)Arethusa (mythology)For other uses, see ArethusaArethusa means "the waterer". In Greek mythology, she was a nymph and daughter of Nereus , and later became a fountain on the island of Ortygia in Syracuse, Sicily....
, a nereid nymph who became a fountain - See HesperidesHesperidesIn Greek mythology, the Hesperides are nymphs who tend a blissful garden in a far western corner of the world, located near the Atlas mountains in North Africa at the edge of the encircling Oceanus, the world-ocean....
for Arethusa, a hesperid nymph
Places
- Arethusa (Mygdonia)Arethusa (Mygdonia)For other uses, see ArethusaArethusa was an ancient Greek city, colony of Chalcis in easternmost Mygdonia, north of Stageira, near to Bolbe Lake, Rhechius river and Bromiscus. It is considered the burial place of Euripides.-References:...
, an ancient city in Mygdonia of ancient Macedonia - Arethusa (see)Arethusa (see)Arethusa is a Roman Catholic titular see in the former Roman province of Syria, near Apameia. The modern, Arabic name of the site is Er-Rastan....
, a titular see of Syria near Apameia - ArethuseArethuseThe Arethuse is a fountain on the island of Ortygia in Syracuse, Sicily.The fountain is mentioned in a number of poems, for instance John Milton’s Lycidas and Alexander Pope’s The Dunciad.-References:...
, a fountain in Ortygia, Sicily, named from the above nereid - ArethousaArethousaArethousa is a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volvi, of which it is a municipal unit. Population of the municipality - 3,522 . The population of the village is 929 ....
, a municipality in the Thessaloniki Prefecture of Greek Macedonia - Arethusa FallsArethusa FallsArethusa Falls is a waterfall in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. The waterfall occurs when the headwaters of Bemis Brook tumble over a granite cliff on the western slope of Crawford Notch...
, one of the highest waterfalls in New Hampshire, USA - AntipatrisAntipatrisAntipatris, one of two places known as Tel Afek , was a city built by Herod the Great, and named in honour of his father, Antipater II of Judea...
, refounded in 64–63 BC by Pompey as Arethusa
Maritime
- Arethusa class cruiser (disambiguation), two classes of Royal Navy cruiser
- Arethusa class cruiser (1912), eight light cruisers built in 1912–1914 that served in World War I
- Arethusa class cruiser (1934)Arethusa class cruiser (1934)The Arethusa class was a class of four light cruisers built for the Royal Navy between 1933 and 1937 and that served in World War II. It had been intended to construct six ships, but the last pair, Polyphemus and Minotaur were ordered in 1934 as the 9,100 ton Town class Southampton and...
, four light cruisers built in 1934–1936 that served in World War II
- Aréthuse class submarineAréthuse class submarineThe Aréthuse class were submarines built for the French Navy in the 1950s. They were designed as hunter killer submarines for anti-submarine warfare and were referred to as Sous-marins de Chasse by the Marine Nationale. These submarines had advanced sensors and were very quiet. They were influenced...
, a class of French submarine, in service 1958-1981 - HMS ArethusaHMS ArethusaNine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Arethusa or HMS Arethuse, after the Greek mythological nymph Arethusa who was transformed by Artemis into a fountain....
, nine ships of the Royal Navy, 1759 to 1991 - USS ArethusaUSS ArethusaUSS Arethusa may refer to:, a collier for the Union Navy in the American Civil War., a fleet oiler for the Navy in World War I., a mobile floating tanker for the Navy in World War II.See also...
, three ships of the United States Navy 1864 to 1946
Science
- Dragon's mouthDragon's mouthFor the name of the series of straits separating the Gulf of Paria from the Caribbean Sea, see Bocas del DragónArethusa 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...
or Arethusa, a genus of orchid - AulacopleuraAulacopleuraAulacopleura, also known as Arethusa, Arethusina, and Paraaulacopleura, is a genus of trilobite that lived during the Silurian. The cephalon is semicircular or semielliptical, with border and preglabellar field...
, also known as Arethusa, a genus of extinct trilobites - 95 Arethusa95 Arethusa95 Arethusa is a large main-belt asteroid. Its coloring is dark, its composition carbonaceous and primitive. It was discovered by Robert Luther on November 23, 1867, and named after one of the various Arethusas in Greek mythology...
, an asteroid
Other
- Arethusa (journal)Arethusa (journal)Arethusa is an academic journal established in 1967. It covers the field of Classics using an interdisciplinary approach incorporating contemporary theoretical perspectives and more traditional approaches to literary and material evidence. It frequently features issues focused on a theme related...
, an academic journal - Arethusa, a poem by Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language. Shelley was famous for his association with John Keats and Lord Byron...
See also
- Aretousa, a main character in the early 17th century romance ErotokritosErotokritosErotokritos is a romance composed by Vikentios Kornaros in early 17th century Crete. It consists of 10,012 fifteen-syllable rhymed verses....