Myths Collection

Arethusa, a chaste nymph of Artemis, is pursued by the river god Alpheus after she unknowingly bathes in his waters. To escape his advances, she is transformed into a subterranean stream that...

The nymph Arethusa, fleeing the unwanted advances of the river god Alpheus in Arcadia, was transformed into a stream by Artemis to escape. She traveled deep beneath the Ionian Sea to emerge in...