1、Arethusaarethusa was once a fairy maiden huntress．shecarriedbow and arrows for artemis in her hunting．shewas sodevoted to her work that she cared for neitheradmirationnor love．one sunny summer day，she felthot and found a coolstream quite attractive．shejumped into the delightful streamand happily st
2、artedswimming．presently she heard a bubbling in thestream and was surprised to find it was thethunderingvoice of the rivergod alpheus．the maidenmade for the shore and，fully naked，started runningaway．taking a human form，the river-god followed closely in pursuit ．onward they spedover hilland valley，a
3、cross dark heights and over broad plains，until the waters of the western sea laystretched out right before them ．helplessly the exhausted arethusa cried to her patronessforhelp．artemis instantly cast a cloud over her body，but the pigheaded alpheus was not to betricked．then a cold sweatbroke from th
4、e maiden''s arms and legs．the drops of water fellfrom allover her body．she had been turned into a spring！alpheus recognized her new form and presentlytook his formershape to join with arethusa and enjoy her company．artemisthen broke the groundand arethusa sank down and flowed all the way through th
5、e under world from southern GREece tosicily ．she rose up again at syracuse，only to find that therivergod had endured the darkness of thelower world andturned up as a stream as well．mixing his waves with hers，hegained her love inthe end．阿瑞塞莎阿瑞塞莎是位迷人的仙女猎人。每逢阿耳特弥斯打猎时，她负责携带弓箭。她对工作专心致志，既不考虑赞美也不顾及爱情。一个炎热
