This goddess of the hunt turned the nymph Arethusa into a fountain so she could escape a river god
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Arethusa (mythology) - Wikipedia  Arethusa means "the waterer". In Greek mythology, she was a nymph and daughter of Nereus (making her a Nereid), 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. ... She began to perspire profusely from fear, and soon transformed into a...
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Myth of Diana and Actaeon *** - Roman and Greek Gods  Read about gods, goddesses and mythical creatures in the myth story of Diana ... among the dryads, and hunting with all those nymphs that loved the boyish pastime. She and her maidens shunned the fellowship of men and would not hear of ... who was changed into a fountain and ever pursued by Alpheus the river-god,...
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Nymphs - Goddesses of Nature - Mythagora Home Page  Nymph is a general term for the goddesses who coexist with rivers, springs, ... Dionysos was so terrified of Lykurgos that he jumped into the sea to escape the ... their evening songs in praise of the goddess Artemis [goddess of the hunt]. ..... loved by the Goat-God Pan and was turned into a reed so that she could escape him.
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ARETHUSA (Arethousa) - Syracusan Naiad Nymph of Greek ...  In Greek mythology Arethusa was the Naiad-nymph of a sacred spring in the Greek ... Upon arriving on Ortygia she prayed to Artemis for help and was transformed into a spring. The river-god was undeterred and mingled his waters with hers. ... up the stream of the river--hough even so the water could not remain fresh; yet it...
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Nymphs - Women in Greek Myths  Jul 16, 2011 ... They cared for the goddess's sacred deer. ... They were the hunting companions of Artemis. ... So I suppose you could call them Sheep Nymphs. .... So when the river-god Alpheus pursued her, Artemis helped her out by turning her .... wept so much she was turned into a always-flowing fountain, or accepted...
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Human Women of Greek Myth  Jun 28, 2011 ... The first story sets her up as the wife of Zethus and the mother of Itylus. ... Alcestis took the poison willingly and died in his place. ... Her dad, Danaus, sent her to get water one day, and in searching she saw a deer. ..... When Jason ditched her for Creusa, she went crazy and killed Creusa, Creusa's father,...
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APOLLO MYTHS 2 LOVES - Greek Mythology  Apollo was the Olympian god of prophecy, music, poetry, healing and archery. ... nymph Daphne, princess Coronis, huntress Cyrene and youth Hyacinthus. ... the Black Sea coast of Assyria, where the city of Sinope was named for her. .... He was accidentally slain by Apollon in a game of quoits and transformed into a flower.
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OCEANIDS (Okeanides) - Water Nymphs of Greek Mythology  In Greek mythology the Oceanids were three thousand goddess-nymphs who ... They were all daughters of the great, earth-encircling, fresh-water stream Oceanus and ... Naiad-Oceanid river-wife, Greco-Roman mosaic from Zeugma C1st-2nd A.D., ... HAGNO The Okeanis "holy" was one of the nurses of the infant god Zeus.
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Io | Greek mythology | Britannica.com  Under the name of Callithyia, Io was regarded as the first priestess of Hera, the wife of ... Io, in Greek mythology, daughter of Inachus (the river god of Argos) and the ... Io was identified with the Egyptian goddess Isis, and Epaphus with Apis, the...
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THE CULT OF ANTINOUS AND THE RESPONSE OF THE GREEK ...  Asclepius, Osiris and the River God Antinous  ... most unique Roman deities with one action on the Nile in Middle Egypt; ... Antinous has in turn been defined entirely by his relationship with Hadrian. .... believed to drown in the Nile again each year. ... Hadrian founded a new city he called Antinoopolis in honor of the dead...
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Io - Greek Mythology  Since Argus had a hundred eyes and could have some of them sleep while keeping ... later, Hera took his eyes and set them into the tail of her favorite bird, the peacock. ... She eventually reached the Nile where Zeus restored her human form.
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The God and Goddess | The Story of Hades  And Hades, Zeus of the Underworld, the Greek god known .... Phlegethon of fire, Lethe river of forgetfulness, and Styx river of hate. ... Fortunately this was a chance for many to do good deeds and earn entrance into Elysian Fields. ... none too pleased that someone was trying to steal his woman, he decided to stop them.
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Diana (mythology) - Wikipedia  In Roman mythology, Diana was the goddess of the hunt, the moon, and nature being .... As a goddess of hunting, Diana often wears a short tunic and hunting boots. She is often portrayed holding a bow, and carrying a quiver on her shoulder, accompanied by a deer or hunting dogs. Like Venus, she was portrayed as...
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'Hero, Having Thrown herself from the Tower at the Sight of Leander ...  Here Leander saw the perfectly beautiful priestess Hero: they fell in love. ... parents and her female attendant Leander promised that, come what may, he would swim across the Hellespont from Abydos to Sestos ( in Europe) every night so ... storm and driven by rapturous desire, Leander sets off to meet Hero but is drowned.
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Jeopardy Greek Gods-:- Flash cards by cueFlash  This Greek goddess of the hunt turned herself into a white doe to escape the Aloeids: Artemis. This ancient Greek city in Asia Minor was the site of the temple of...
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Underworld and Afterlife - Greek Mythology Link  Underworld goddess (thea), whose name is not uttered. ... For this reason Zeus caused oaths to be sworn by the water of Styx. ... of Styx -the greatest and most solemn oath the blessed gods can take- that I harbour no secret plans to hurt you. ... But others say that the river Acheron, turbid with mud, pours all its sand into the...
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Atlanta - Greek Mythology  She loved hunting and the outdoors and had no use for a man in her life. She also received ... The successful suitor would have to beat her in a foot race. Losing suitors ... When Atlanta caught up to him he tossed the first apple at her feet. The sight of the ... Melanion took Atlanta into the shrine and lay with her. At that point...
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DAPHNE - Laurel Nymph of Greek Mythology  She was loved by the god Apollo who pursued her until she grew exhausted and ... transformed into a laurel tree which Apollo then adopted as his sacred plant.
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Free Flashcards about Mythical Monsters - StudyStack  Hercules cut off the 8 mortal heads and buried the immortal one. ... She mated with Typhon and bore Orthus, Cerberus, and the Hydra of Lerna, and Chimaera. ... He helped the Hesperides to guard the golden apples on an enchanted tree that ... Eerie creatures with the heads and torsos of women and the bodies of birds.
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"Medusa- once a beautiful priestess for Athena. Poseidon, overcome ...  Malinalxochitl is the Aztec Goddess of Snakes, Scorpions and Insects of the Desert. .... She slept with Poseidon in Athena's temple, so Athena punished Medusa by .... beautiful hair that had charmed her husband was changed into a venomous ...... She was transformed into a gorgon by Athena, after Poseidon and her had...
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The Hellespont: Site of Mythological Adventure - miscellanies.org  The Hellespont is a narrow body of water which runs northeast to southwest, ... Athamas was the king of Thebes and he had two children by Nephele, the ... of her parents' strict rules and her role as a virgin priestess, they could not meet openly. ... until one night, as Leander was swimming across the Hellespont, a fierce...