Encyclopedia of Classical Mythology and International Plant Names Index

• Arethusa — The Latinized name of Arethusa, a water nymph in Greek mythology transformed by Artemis into a sacred fountain in Ortygia, Syracuse, to escape the river-god Alpheus. In botany, it denotes a monotypic genus of terrestrial orchids (Arethusa bulbosa), native to North American bogs, structurally characterized by a single, prominent magenta-pink terminal flower and a spectacularly fringed lip.