Fountain of Arethusa
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title:
Fountain of Arethusa
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The Fountain of Arethusa is a natural spring on the island of Ortygia in the historical centre of the city of Syracuse in Sicily. According to Greek mythology, this freshwater fountain is the place where the nymph Arethusa, the patron figure of ancient Syracuse, returned to Earth's surface after escaping from her undersea home in Arcadia. The fountain is mentioned in a number of works of literature, for instance John Milton’s pastoral elegy Lycidas and his masque Arcades, as well as Alexander Po
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Sicilian natural fountain that features in mythology and literature
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_of_Arethusa
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2024-03-01T03:38:15Z
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