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Alpheus and Arethusa

Pronunciation pronunciation key
alfeeăs, arăthooză

Definition 
Archetypes of lovers who are so close they appear indivisible. According to Greek mythology, Alpheus was a river god who fell in love with the nymph Arethusa. The virginal Arethusa fled from Alpheus and, at her own request, was transformed by the goddess Artemis into a sacred spring on the island of Ortygia, near Sicily. Alpheus, however, transformed himself into a river and flowed under the Peloponnesus to mingle with her. The legend may have been inspired by the fact that the Alpheus River does indeed flow underground in certain places. They're like Alpheus and Arethusa, more or less joined at the hip!

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