Arethusa
Arethusa ( Greek Ἀρέθουσα ) is:
in Greek mythology :
- Arethusa (mythology) , one of the Hesperides
- Arethusa, a dog of the Aktaion
in historical geography :
- numerous sources in Greece, including Ithaca, Euboea near Chalkis, Thebes in Boeotia and Argos in the Peloponnese, see Arethusa (source)
- Arethusa (Syria) , a city in Syria
- Titular diocese of Arethusa , a titular diocese going back to the Syrian Arethusa
- Arethusa dei Siri (Italian: Aretusa dei Siri), a titular bishopric that is given by the Pope to titular bishops from the Syrian Catholic Church united with Rome
- Arethusa (Macedonia) , city in Mygdonia in Macedonia
- Arethusa (Armenia) , lake in Armenia
in geography :
- Fonte Aretusa , a spring in Syracuse , Sicily
- Arethusa (Thessaloniki) , a municipality in the Thessaloniki prefecture in Greece
- Arethusa Falls , a waterfall in Carrol County, New Hampshire, USA
in science :
- (95) Arethusa , a main belt asteroid
- Arethusa bulbosa , the only species from the orchid genus Arethusa
- Arethusa (trilobite) , a genus of trilobites
- Arethusa (magazine) , a scientific magazine on topics of classical antiquity
in music :
- “Arethusa's Source”, first part of “Three Myths” for violin and piano (op. 30, 1915) by the Polish composer Karol Szymanowski
- "Arethusa, who, flying from the love of Alpheus the river god, was turned into a fountain" (Six Metamorphoses after Ovid op. 49 No. 6 - 1951), composition for oboe solo by Benjamin Britten
- "Shanty for the Arethusa", song by the American folk rock band The Decemberists
in literature :
- a cryptographic code system in Neal Stephenson's novel Cryptonomicon
- the title of a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley
- the name of a ship in Dylan Thomas ' play Under Milk Wood
- a figure in the courtly poem "Erotokritos" by Vikentios Kornaros
- International Johann Gottfried Seume Association "ARETHUSA" e. V. Grimma
in seafaring :
- HMS Arethusa (1913) , the lead ship of a class light cruiser of the Royal Navy of the First World War
- Arethusa-class (1934) , a class light cruiser of the Royal Navy of World War II
- The name of the four-masted barque Peking (ship) from 1932–1940
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