Arethusa

Arethusa may refer to:

Mythology

• Arethusa (mythology), a Nereid nymph who became a fountain
  • Arethusa (Greek myth) several other figures also called Arethusa
• Arethusa, one of the Hesperides nymphs

Places

• Arethusa (Mygdonia), an ancient city in Mygdonia of ancient Macedonia
• Arethusa, ancient name of Al-Rastan, Syria
• Arethusa (see), a titular see of Syria near Apamea
• Arethousa, a municipal unit in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece
• Arethousa, Ikaria, a village on the Greek island Ikaria
• Arethusa Falls, one of the highest waterfalls in New Hampshire, USA
• Antipatris, refounded in 64–63 BC by Pompey as Arethusa
• Fountain of Arethusa, a fountain in Ortygia, Sicily, named from the above-mentioned nereid

Maritime

• Arethusa-class cruiser (disambiguation), two classes of Royal Navy cruiser
  • Arethusa-class cruiser (1913), eight light cruisers built in 1912–1914 that served in World War I
  • Arethusa-class cruiser (1934), four light cruisers built in 1934–1936 that served in World War II
• Aréthuse-class submarine, a class of French submarine, in service 1958-1981
• HMS Arethusa, nine ships of the Royal Navy, 1759 to 1991
  • The Saucy Arethusa, a ballad about the action of 17 June 1778
• Three training ships operated by the Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa charity
  • Arethusa, formerly HMS Arethusa (1849)
  • Arethusa II (1932–1975), formerly Peking (ship)
  • Arethusa III, a much smaller ketch used as a training ship
• French ship Aréthuse, various ships of the French Navy
• USS Arethusa, three ships of the United States Navy 1864 to 1946

Science

• Arethusa (plant), a monospecific genus of orchids (Dragon's mouth, Arethusa bulbosa)
• Arethusa De Montfort, 1808, a foram
• Arethusa Barrande, 1846, the occupied name for a trilobite, now renamed to Aulacopleura
• Arethusa Oken, 1815, a synonym for the Portuguese man o' war
  • Arethusa caravell Oken, 1815, a synonym for the Portuguese man o' war
• 95 Arethusa, an asteroid

Other

• Arethusa (journal), an academic journal
• Arethusa (painting), an 1802 painting by Benjamin West
• "Arethusa", a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley
• Aretousa, a main character in the early 17th century romance Erotokritos
• Arethusa, the writer of a letter in Propertius, 4.3 ('Arethusa sends these instructions to her lycotas,')
• Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa, one of the oldest charities dealing with children in the United Kingdom
  • Arethusa, a residential activities centre in Upnor, Kent, run by Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa

See also

• Arethusana
• Aréthuse (disambiguation)