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Arethusa

Deities of Greek mythology
Primordial deities Titans Olympians Sea gods	Chthonic deities Personified concepts Others
Aquatic deities:
Poseidon Oceanus Ceto Nereus Glaucus Thetis Amphitrite Tethys	Triton Proteus Phorcys Pontus Oceanids Nereids Naiads

Arethusa means "the waterer".

1. In Greek mythology, Arethusa was one of the Hesperides
2. A nymph, daughter of Nereus (making her a Nereid), Arethusa ran from a suitor, Alpheus, the river god, making her way to Sicily. Artemis changed her into a fountain. Alpheus swam underground and mingled his waters with hers.
3. Arethusa is a fountain near Syracuse, Sicily.

Arethusa occasionally appeared on coins as a young girl with a net in her hair and fish around her head.