proper nounAlphēĭăsALPHEIAS☆ KeepMeaningthe nymph and fountain ArethusaLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879ALPHEIASLEWIS & SHORTALPHEIASAlphēĭăs, ădis, f., = Ἀλφηιάς (sc. nympha), I. the nymph and fountain Arethusa, which unites its waters with the river Alpheus, Ov. M. 5, 487.Read the whole entry