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Ărĕthūsa

gen. Ărĕthūsae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
= Ἀρέθουσα.
A celebrated fountain near Syracuse •
A celebrated fountain near Syracuse, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53; acc. to the fable, a nymph in the train of Diana, in Elis, pursued by the river-god Alpheus, fled to Sicily, Ov. M. 5, 573 (cf. Pausan. 5, 7); hence it was believed that it flowed under the sea with the Alpheus, and appeared again in Sicily, Verg. E. 10, 4 sqq.; id. A. 3, 694; Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 225; 31, 5, 30, § 55; cf. Mann. Ital. II. 325, and Alpheus.—
A fountain in Eubœa
A fountain in Eubœa, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—
A fountain in Bœotia
A fountain in Bœotia, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—
A lake in Armenia Major; Aritissa
A lake in Armenia Major, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 226 (Jan, Aritissa).—
A town in Macedonia
A town in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 38.—
A town in Syria; on the Orontes; Rustan
A town in Syria, on the Orontes, now Rustan or Restun, Itin. Anton. —
Derivv.
Derivv.
pertaining to the fountain Arethusa; Arethusian
ărĕthūsaeus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to the fountain Arethusa (in Sicily), Arethusian, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 60.—
Arethusian poetic
ărĕthūsis, ĭdis, adj., Arethusian, a poet. epithet for Syracuse, near which was the fountain Arethusa, Ov. F. 4, 873 (cf. id. ib. 5, 7: Aganippis Hippocrene).—
ărĕthūsĭus, a, um, adj.
ărĕthūsĭus, a, um, adj.
Arethusian;; Syracusan poetic •
Arethusian; hence poet. for Syracusan: proles, Sil. 14, 356.—
Subst.: ărĕthūsĭi, ōrum, m.
Subst.: ărĕthūsĭi, ōrum, m.
The inhabitants of Arethusa; in Macedonia
The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 35.—
The inhabitants of Arethusa; in Syria
The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Syria, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 82.
Perseus ID: n3531 Key: Arethusa