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Arethusa (mythology)
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"Alpheias" redirects here. For the genus of moths, see Alpheias (moth).
For other uses, see Arethusa (Greek myth).
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 fountain on the island of Ortygia in Syracuse, Sicily.
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