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Arethusa (Mygdonia)

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Arethusa was an ancient Greek city, colony of Chalcis in easternmost Mygdonia, north of Stageira, near to Bolbe Lake, Rhechius river and Bromiscus. It is considered the burial place of Euripides.

References

  • Hazlitt, The Classical Gazetteer
  • A History of Macedonia: 550-336 B.C Page 194 by N. G. L. Hammond
  • Géographie ancienne de la Macédoine Page 359 By Théophile Alphonse Desdevises du Dézert