Arete (disambiguation)

Arete is the term meaning "virtue" or "excellence", from Greek Ἀρετή

Arete may also refer to:

• as a given name of persons or things:
  • Queen Arete (mythology), a character in Homer's Odyssey.
    • 197 Arete, an asteroid.
  • Arete of Cyrene, a 4th-century BC Greek philosopher.
  • Arete, daughter of Dionysius the Elder and wife of Dion of Syracuse.

• as a toponym, 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 Prefecture
  • Areti, Thessaloniki, a village in the Thessaloniki Prefecture

• Arete (shrimp), a genus of snapping shrimps.
• Arête, a thin ridge of rock that is formed by glaciers.
• Areté, an arts magazine.
• A synonym for enlightenment in the role-playing game Mage: The Ascension.