Arete (disambiguation)
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Arete (Greek: Ἀρετή) is a term meaning "virtue" or "excellence".
Arete, Arête, or Areté may also refer to:
History
[edit]- Arete of Cyrene, a 4th-century BC Greek philosopher
- Arete (daughter of Dionysius), daughter of Dionysius I of Syracuse and wife of Dion (tyrant of Syracuse)
Mythology
[edit]- Queen Arete (mythology), a character in Homer's Odyssey
Science
[edit]Geography
[edit]- Arête, a thin ridge of rock formed by glaciers
- Arête, in climbing, an outward-facing corner between two steep faces
Art
[edit]- Areté, an arts magazine
Fiction
[edit]- Princess Arete, a 2001 animated Japanese film and its title character
Locations
[edit]- Placenames normally transliterated Areti
- Areti, Cyclades, a village on the island of Milos, Cyclades
- Areti, Elis, a village in Elis
- Areti, Ioannina, a village in the Ioannina regional unit
- Areti, Thessaloniki, a village in the Thessaloniki regional unit
See also
[edit]- Aretes (Greek: Ἀρέτης), Macedonian General