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  Coins of Arethusa
Arethusa was a naiad (a water nymph) who frolicked in the vicinity of Olympia and who was desired and pursued by the river-god Alpheios.
She appealed for assistance from Artemis, goddess of the moon and the hunt and the protector of women (the Roman Diana).
Arethusa is sometimes identified with Artemis, and also with Persephone, the Spring goddess.
www.mcs.drexel.edu /~crorres/Archimedes/Coins/Arethusa.html   (1086 words)

  
 HMS Arethusa
The name "HMS Arethusa", like 99% of the ships of the world's Navies in WW2, is not a household name like that of the Hood or Bismark.
However, the events described here meant that to the families of her crew, Arethusa was every bit as important as any Battleship.
The scale of the Naval War meant that so many actions were simply over shadowed by the "big picture", so much so that I recently read in a book about the Malta Convoys that the Stoneage Convoy "reached Malta without incident".
www.hms-arethusa.co.uk   (0 words)

  
  Arethusa (plant) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Arethusa (plant), small, bulbous orchid growing in bogs of eastern North America.
The arethusa is also called dragon's mouth and swamp pink.
Arethusa (mythology), in Greek mythology, a wood nymph, the favorite of the nature goddess Artemis.
encarta.msn.com /Arethusa_(plant).html   (129 words)

  
 ARETHUSA - Online Information article about ARETHUSA
Artemis; Arethusa fled to Ortygia, where she was changed into a spring; !Alpheus, in the See also:
Olympia, who identified the spring Arethusa with their own river Alpheus, and the nymph with Artemis Alpheiaia, who was worshipped at Ortygia.
water of Arethusa in spite of its proximity to the sea, led to the belief that it was the outlet of the river.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /APO_ARN/ARETHUSA.html   (441 words)

  
 Arethusa - Best of Sicily Magazine
Arethusa was beautiful but she was not a goddess.
According to the most popular version of the legend, she was a daughter of Nereus and Doris who passed her time in the retinue of Artemis (the Romans' Diana), goddess of the woods and the hunt.
Artemis transformed Arethusa into a spring that flowed beneath the Ionian Sea to emerge on the island of Ortygia in the Sicilian city of Syracuse (Siracusa), where the same spring can still be visited today.
www.bestofsicily.com /mag/art82.htm   (687 words)

  
 Mythography | The Nymph Arethusa in Myth and Art
In Greek mythology, Arethusa was a nymph connected with a spring or fountain.
And, not surprisingly, Arethusa's legendary association with water is revealed in the myth in which she played a significant role.
Arethusa noticed a shimmering river during the course of her adventures, and, beckoned by the promise of a refreshing bath, she decided to take a dip in the welcoming water.
www.loggia.com /myth/arethusa.html   (389 words)

  
 Arethusa
One evening on the island of Ortygia, near Syracuse, as Arethusa was heading home from the day's hunt, she chanced upon the Alpheus, a clear and beautiful brook.
The second Arethusa—a steam tanker built in 1893 at Stockton, England, by Craig, Taylor and Company as Lucilene—was purchased by the Navy on 12 August 1898 to support the Fleet during the Spanish-American War and was commissoned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Cpmdr.
Arethusa refuels subchasers, SC-135, SC-370, and SC-388, at sea in a moderate gale, 1918.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/a11/arethusa-ii.htm   (1022 words)

  
 Latin 1 - Mythology - Love Myths - Alpheus and Arethusa
Once, Arethusa was not a spring but a beautiful young Greek huntress and a follower of Artemis.
Finally, completely exhausted, Arethusa called out to Artemis, and the goddess answered by changing her into a spring, but not an ordinary spring.
Arethusa plunged down and emerged near Syracuse where the spring bubbles forth today, on land sacred to Artemis.
www.dl.ket.org /latin1/mythology/3fables/love/alpheus.htm   (311 words)

  
 USS Arethusa
Arethusa remained at Majuro through ear June providing fuel to various ships of the Fleet.
Arethusa shaped a course back to Manus in early January 1945 and operated there through 5 May, when she got underway for the Western Caroline Islands.
Arethusa won two battle stars for her World War II service.
www.multied.com /Navy/Tankers/Arethusa2.html   (286 words)

  
 Arethusa
There she was changed into a fountain (the Fonte Aretusa, in Syracuse) by Artemis.
On coins from Syracuse the head of Arethusa was often portrayed (ca.
Arethusa is also the name of one of the Hesperides.
www.pantheon.org /articles/a/arethusa.html   (110 words)

  
 Sizilien 2001 - Legende der Arethusa   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Da erbarmte sich die Göttin Artemis der Nymphe und verwandelte Arethusa in eine klare Quelle, die in Syrakus zu Tage trat.
Hier konnte er sich mit Arethusa endlich vereinigen.
Die Arethusa war in griechischer Zeit auch das Glückssymbol der Stadt und zierte die Münzen.
www.flippi.net /ontour/2001sizilien/200105arethusa.htm   (125 words)

  
 Last Bath House: The Arethusa
The Arethusa, built in 1911, was the last of the big bath houses erected in Mount Clemens.
The Arethusa's first two years were difficult for the new stock company formed by William Lehner, and in 1913 complete control passed to him.
The Arethusa was sold to Arthur and Jerome Feldman, sons of Morris, on January 1, 1946.
www.macomb.lib.mi.us /mountclemens/arethusa.htm   (578 words)

  
 Arethusa - Rush Fall 2001
In 1894, the Zetomatheans were invited to join the Gamma Sigma Fraternity (brother fraternity of Arethusa at Brockport) and became a chapter.
Proir to that time, an Arethusa girl would distinguished herself with a uniquely shaped "A" on her sweater.
The new Arethusa House is now located at 68 Court Street where the girls strive to rebuild the lost memories and continue to build new ones.
www.geneseo.edu /~ARETHUSA/history.html   (255 words)

  
 Reserves - Arethusa Reserve
Naming: Arethusa is named after the Greek legendary nymph of the same name.
Mrs Dagny Oxford bequeathed Arethusa to the Society in 1985.
Arethusa is situated on Pleistocene consolidated parabolic dunes, the dry and sandy perimeter of which forms the sides of a shallow basin that collects rain to form wetland areas and a shallow lake.
www.forestandbird.org.nz /Enjoy_Nature/Reserves/arethusa/arethusa.asp   (458 words)

  
 The Open House for Arethusa Farm   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Open House for Arethusa Farm in Litchfield, CT, held Saturday, August 26, was enjoyed by well over 1,000 neighbors, fellow dairymen and friends of the farm.
Arethusa is derived from a pink orchid that grew naturally in the wetlands that surround the area.
The new milking facility is located just down the road from the original farm and is connected by a 'right-of-way' that is accessible by ATV or by Utility Vehicles.
www.holsteinworld.com /SSarch/ArethusaOpen06.htm   (544 words)

  
 HMS Arethusa - November 1942   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In November 1942 HMS Arethusa left Alexandria to form a part of the escort for a convoy to Malta.
On the 18th, 450 miles from port, she was torpedoed by low flying enemy aircraft, the explosion and resulting fire took the lives of 156 men from the ship's complement of approximately 500.
Arethusa was the only casualty of "Operation Stoneage" and the arrival of the 4 merchant ships of convoy MW-13 effectively marked the end of the siege of Malta.
www.hms-arethusa.co.uk /november42.html   (346 words)

  
 TS Arethusa on the Medway. photo - John Cooper photos at pbase.com
The TS Arethusa changed my life for the better even though it was tough going sometimes for boys from the ages of 13 to 15.
The Arethusa I was on in 1963/64 was moored at upnor and WAS the Peking as I can remember looking at the stern one day and seeing the raised metal 'Peking' name having been painted over.
I have photos of the Arethusa which clearly show the name Arethusa on the bows, and this is from a far greater distance than your photo which does not show a name.
www.pbase.com /image/46896453   (1283 words)

  
 Arethusa bulbosa L.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Arethusa bulbosa is closely related to Eleorchis japonica of Japan; historically E.
DISCUSSION: Arethusa is perhaps the most beautiful flower in the North American flora (but its a close competition with another orchid, Calypso bulbosa).
According to Luer (1975), early americans used the corms of Arethusa as a remedy for toothaches.
www.botany.wisc.edu /Orchids/Arethusa.html   (495 words)

  
 Johns Hopkins University Press | Journals | Arethusa | Guidelines for Contributors
Arethusa uses a social sciences format for notes and bibliography.
We prefer that short citations be added in parentheses to the body of your text; only longer remarks should appear as footnotes.
Arethusa operates within strict page limitations, so brevity is a virtue as far as we are concerned.
www.press.jhu.edu /journals/arethusa/guidelines.html   (371 words)

  
 Arethusa Villa, Armeni, Crete, Greece   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Villa Arethusa - Villa Kalithea - Villa Amalthia
Arethusa has private terraces from which to eat, relax and sunbath while enjoying the views over Olive and Orange groves
The villa is built into the hillside and therefore the back of the property is at ground level and opens onto a patio.
www.meltemi-travel.co.uk /arethusa.html   (390 words)

  
 Study for Figure of Arethusa by Joseph Edward Southall, RWS RBSA NEAC, 1861-1944   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Arethusa was a beautiful young Greek huntress and a follower of Artemis in the city of Syracuse in Sicily.
Arethusa called out to Artemis for help and the goddess answered by changing her into a spring.
Arethusa plunged down and emerged near Syracuse where the spring bubbles forth to this day.
www.victorianweb.org /victorian/painting/southall/drawings/2.html   (278 words)

  
 Arethusa   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Of all the spring flowers, arethusa is one of the rarest and the most beautiful of the great wild orchid family to which she belongs; she is the maiden.
Arethusa stood on the border of the marsh, else the girl could not have penetrated to her hiding-place.
Her husband also forbade them, indulging, as he had always done, his wife in what he considered a harmless idiosyncrasy, not dreaming that it had its root in the very depths of her nature, and that she perhaps sought this fair neutral ground of the flower kingdom as a refuge from the exigency of life.
home.comcast.net /~mewf_short_stories/Arethusa.htm   (3998 words)

  
 ARTHUR BOWEN DAVIES 1862
Arethusa is a nymph whose story is told in Ovid's Metamorphoses and who is the subject of the 1824 poem, Arethusa
Artemis answered Arethusa by spiriting her off to the island of Ortygia and transforming her into a spring.
Arethusa is seen seated quietly, her back turned to the viewer, as she looks out across the water.
www.butlerart.com /pc_book/pages/arthur_bowen_davies_1862.htm   (576 words)

  
 History - Arethusa, SUNY Fredonia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
On October 4, 1870, the first chapter of Arethusa was formed at the Brockport Normal School.
They created the Kappa chapter in order to create more opportunities and choices for women on campus to be involved in an organization that reflects their values and ideals.
On April 26, 2002, the Kappa Colony was officially chartered as the Kappa Chapter of the Arethusa Sorority - Sigma Gamma Phi.
www.fredonia.edu /sa/arethusa/History.htm   (125 words)

  
 USS Arethusa, Tanker AO-7 History
The second Arethusa -- a steam tanker built in 1893 at Stockton, England, by Craig, Taylor and Company as Lucilene -- was purchased by the Navy on 12 August 1898 to support the Fleet during the Spanish-American War and was commissioned [as Arethusa ?] at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Comdr.
She then began a long tour of duty as a "water boat" there which ended early in 1906 when she moored at Philadelphia to be placed out of service on 16 March.
On 29 November, Arethusa received a new naval complement and was recommissioned to serve with the small group of auxiliaries that had been selected to support the "Great White Fleet" during its forthcoming cruise around the world.
www.greatwhitefleet.org /arethusa/00/history.htm   (936 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Arethusa, in Greek mythology (Folklore And Mythology) - Encyclopedia
While Arethusa was bathing in his stream, Alpheus rose up and tried to abduct her, but she fled under the ocean to the isle of Ortygia.
But Alpheus followed her and was himself changed into a river and united with her.
In ancient times it was believed that the waters of the Alpheus River flowed beneath the sea from Greece and reappeared in the fountain of Arethusa in the harbor of Syracuse.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/ArethMyth.html   (218 words)

  
 Department of Classics :: University at Buffalo
Arethusa publishes original, interdisciplinary literary and cultural studies of the ancient world and the field of classics, and promotes work that combines contemporary theoretical perspectives with more traditional approaches to literary and material evidence.
In addition, Arethusa contributes to the intellectual life of the Classics Department through the Arethusa Seminar Speakers series, and supports innovative interdisciplinary programming on the UB campus through the new UB Humanities Institute.
Arethusa's thematic issues have responded to changes in the field, as well as presenting important original scholarship on issues.
www.classics.buffalo.edu /arethusa   (486 words)

  
 Kitchen Musician Living History Music Saucy Arethusa
It reflected the strong anti-French feeling of that day, and tells of the engagement between the Arethusa, commanded by Captain Marshall, and the French frigate La Belle Poule (literally, the Beautiful Chicken, but figuratively, the Lovely Lass) which took place in the English Channel June 17, 1778.
Arethusa has been a lucky ship name for the English for quite some time, but not such good news to the French.
The Arethusa cut includes drum rolls, the traditional bosun’s whistle signals calling sailors to their battle stations, an instrumental version, and then the song from The Lock and Key.
www.kitchenmusician.net /smoke/arethusa.html   (585 words)

  
 Arethusa Sorority
Arethusa Sorority Sisters Strike Again previously appeared in "Raquette Lake News" Summer/Fall 2004 issue.
The sisters of Arethusa Sorority returned to Camp Huntington this summer for another annual reunion.
They came from all over the country and coordinated their visit at Raquette Lake with alumni events on campus.
www.cortland.edu /outdoor/arethusa.html   (174 words)

  
 arethusa   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Dad served 2 years on the Arethusa from June 43 to June 45 and was a gun layer (A/L.R3) for the 4"MKXVI gun.
During this time he was promoted to the dizzy heights of AB and passed his gunnery test to L.R2 Arethusa leaving Grand Harbour Malta
King George VI on the Arethusa on the way over to France.
home.iprimus.com.au /rokka/arethusa.htm   (103 words)

  
 University of Kent Mountaineering Club [Arethusa]
Arethusa is an indoor climbing wall in Rochester.
It is a great facility (much better than the wall in the sports centre), boasting a 10m rope/leading room and great bouldering room with an archway and overhangs.
Arethusa used to have a website at `http://www.syndweb.co.uk/arethusa/', but that appears to be off-line/non-existant at the moment.
www.su.ukc.ac.uk /societies/mountaineering/arethusa.html   (130 words)

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