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Ortygia

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ortygia see Syracuse , Italy. ... Read more
Arethusa
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...While Arethusa was bathing in his stream, Alpheus rose up and tried to abduct her, but she fled under the ocean to the isle of Ortygia. There Artemis changed her into a fountain. But Alpheus followed her and was himself changed into a river and united with her... Read more
Arethusa
The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Arethusa, 1. a legendary fountain in Ortygia, named after a nymph with whom the river-god Alpheus fell in love; 2. a character in Beaumont and Fletcher's Philaster . Read more

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After decline, Syracuse spruces up
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 6/3/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Local tradition has it that the island of Ortygia, colonized by Corinthian settlers in the...water spring that miraculously appeared in Ortygia (Alpheios didn't give up that easily and...actress Irene Papas. The renewed interest in Ortygia by Syracusans has been matched by an influx... Read more
Let sleeping dogs lie
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 2/3/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...side of the ancient fortress-island of Ortygia, beside the pier from which ferries set...Ionian Sea. The old town is crowded onto Ortygia - a tiny island bound to the north by...linked to the mainland by two bridges, Ortygia's narrow streets keep most motorists at... Read more
SICILY.(travel)
Magazine article from: Town & Country; 7/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...nowhere does its past speak as eloquently as in Ortygia, in Sicily's southeastern corner. Ortygia is a small, flat island tethered to the ancient...Honfleur, in Normandy. But let us not plunge into Ortygia just yet. I propose a trip two-thirds of the... Read more
24 Hour Guide Siracusa
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 7/31/1999; 700+ words ; ...Sicily in which to spend time. The town's ancient nucleus, Ortygia, is an area barely 500m across, 1km in length, and all within...should allow at least one day to enjoy it. 9am Piazza del Duomo Ortygia's most impressive architecture belongs to its Baroque period... Read more
Embracing Sicily's past; Varied rulers leave remarkable sites to explore.(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 8/24/2002; 700+ words ; ...with its archaeological ruins, and the adjoining island of Ortygia. The ruins of Syracuse include the third-largest Greek theater...quarries and catacombs and an extensive museum of archaeology. Ortygia is linked by a bridge to the old city and has narrow medieval... Read more
Walking tour of the sensual delights of Sicily
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 10/6/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...more challenging country hikes, we arrive in Ortygia, the ancient center of Syracuse. Ortygia was an ideal site for settlement by the Greeks...plays at the Greek theater here. We explore Ortygia's outdoor food market, a cornucopia of fresh... Read more
Claude Pujade-Renaud. Le Jardin forteresse.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: World Literature Today; 10/1/2003; ; 520 words ; ...modulations. While they live their lives in the beautiful city of Ortygia, readers listen in to their discussions, their seemingly mounting...land during Hiero I's reign. Although never allowed to leave Ortygia with its gardens, temples, and fountains, the three beautiful... Read more
Walks on wild side of history; Laura Wurzal follows in the footsteps of the ancients on the beautiful island of Sicily.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 12/2/2008; 700+ words ; ...southeast Sicily took in Syracuse (Siracusa), a magnificent Greek city that rivalled even Athens. At its centre is the island of Ortygia, joined to the mainland by two bridges and home to Baroque houses and Greek ruins, including the Temple of Apollo, built around... Read more
Holidays: A tempting taste of Sicily.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 8/15/1999; ; 498 words ; ...compared to a slag heap) but we did visit Siracusa, once the most important city in the Western world, and the the island of Ortygia, its ancient centre. Palermo was our base for the last few days. This historic, noisy, scruffy city claims to have thrown off... Read more
WHY YOU'RE NOT LIVING IN OR NEAR CITY OF CORINTH.(Editorial)(Letter to the Editor)(Editorial)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 1/11/2005; 213 words ; ...broken by John Wilkinson, who shared how he'd read a poem by Edward Stanley entitled Syracuse. The poem described the area of Ortygia before the founding of ancient Syracuse. Citing his research and the remarkable similarities, Wilkinson proposed the name Syracuse... Read more

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