Arethusa

nymph in Greek mythology who fled from the river god Alpheus
Person greek_nymph Q643456
Arethusa
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Summary

Arethusa is a Greek nymph[1]. She draws 176 Wikipedia views per month (greek_nymph category, ranking #8 of 71).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arethusa is recorded as female[3].
  • Arethusa's instance of is recorded as Greek nymph[4].
  • Arethusa's Commons category is recorded as Arethusa (mythology)[5].
  • Arethusa's said to be the same as is recorded as Arethusa[6].
  • Arethusa's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion[7].
  • Arethusa's depicted by is recorded as Alphaeus and Arethusa[8].
  • Arethusa's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[9].
  • Arethusa's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • Arethusa's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Arethusa's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[12].
  • Arethusa's P14536 is recorded as 416910[13].
  • Arethusa's P14750 is recorded as 5763-8C5C-2487-400E-AC4E[14].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Arethusa include HMS Arethusa[15], a light cruiser[16]; 95 she[17], an asteroid[18]; and she[19], a taxon[20].

Why It Matters

Arethusa draws 176 Wikipedia views per month (greek_nymph category, ranking #8 of 71).[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] She is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Entities named for her include HMS Arethusa[15], a light cruiser[16]; 95 she[17], an asteroid[18]; and she[19], a taxon[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of poland mms id → 9810602337005606
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ National library of poland mms id: 9810602337005606, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270912|batch #270912]]"
  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 5763-8C5C-2487-400E-AC4E
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
  3. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q296422
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q296422, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  4. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → Encyclopedic Lexicon, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
    Said to be the same as → Arethusa
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 416910, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
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