Classical Mythology and Ancient History > metamorphoses ~ classical mythology > metamorphoses of female persons into water, air, or other elements > Arethusa changed into a fountain: Diana changes her attendant Arethusa into a fountain, after first having hidden her in a cloud to escape Alpheus, the river-god (Ovid, Metamorphoses V 621) > Arethusa is turned into a fountain when pursued by the handsome hunter Alpheus (Pausanias V 7, 2)