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Greek mythological figure from Ithaca
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In Greek mythology, Arethusa is a minor figure from Ithaca who kills herself out of grief and has a fountain bear her name. Her story survives in later scholia on Homer's epic poem the Odyssey. She and her story do not actually appear or are mentioned in the Odyssey itself, although the fountain that is connected to her myth does.
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