Arethousa, Thessaloniki

Periphery: Central Macedonia
Prefecture : Thessaloniki.

Map of Arethousa, Thessaloniki

Arethousa (Αρέθουσα) is a community (population 929 in the year 2001) of the synonymous municipality in the prefecture of Thessaloniki..

The population of the municipality Arethousa was 3522 in 2001 and is divided in

  • Arethousa / Δ.δ. Αρέθουσας [ 1094 ]
    • Arethousa / η [ 929 ]
    • Levkouda / η Λευκούδα [ 165 ]
  • Mavrouda / Δ.δ. Μαυρούδας -- η Μαυρούδα [ 408 ]
  • Skepasto / Δ.δ. Σκεπαστού [ 681 ]
    • Skepasto / το Σκεπαστόν [ 425 ]
    • Limni / η Λίμνη [ 256 ]
  • Stefanina / Δ.δ. Στεφανινών [ 396 ]
    • Stefanina / τα Στεφανινά [ 375 ]
    • Kato Stefanina / τα [ 21 ]
  • Filadelfio / Δ.δ. Φιλαδελφίου [ 943 ]
    • Filadelfio / το Φιλαδέλφιον [ 333 ]
    • Anoixia / η Ανοιξιά [ 254 ]
    • Xiropotamos / ο Ξηροπόταμος [ 356 ]

Arethousa Satellite image

Arethousa was an ancient city founded by settlers from Boeotia or from Chalcis. The region is mentioned by Thucydides when Brasidas marched against Amphipolis. Arethousa was part of the Athenian League. Euridipes was in Arethousa as a guest of the Macedonian king Archelaus (Aristoteles Politics 3.8.13). According to a story Euripides was killed by dogs. An epigram was found with the text {Ανθολογία, Ελληνικά 7,51} Ου σε κυνών γένος είλ 'Ευριπίδη, ουδέ γυναικός οίστρος, τον σκοτίης Κύπριδος αλλότριον, Αλλ Αίδης και γήρας υπαί Μακέτη δ' Αρεθούση Κείσαι, εταιρεί η τίμιος Αρχέλεω Σον δ'ου τούτον εγώ τίθεμαι τάφον αλλά του Βάκχου βήματα και σκηνάς ενβάδι πειθόμενας". A Cenotaph was build in Athens and Pella while the poet was buried in Arethousa.

In the Ottoman period the region of Arethousa was called Maslar.

Greek

Arethousa, Community in Icaria, Samos Prefecture

Arethousa, Lagkadas

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