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==In popular culture==
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* The word Arcadia has become a poetic idyllism meaning "utopia".
* [[Sir Philip Sidney]] (1554–1586) wrote [[The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia]], a combination of pastoral romance and poetry, for his sister, [[Mary Sidney]]. It was hugely popular for over a century. 
* In the science fiction show [[Doctor Who]], Arcadia is the second city on The Doctor's home planet of Gallifrey 
* ''[[Arcadia (play)|Arcadia]]'' is the name of a prize-winning play by Tom Stoppard (1993).
* The [[Greek language|Greek]] and [[Latin]] name Arcadius (Arkadios) was derived from "Arcadia" (see the Emperor [[Arcadius]], the grammarian [[Arcadius of Antioch]], the patriarch [[Arkadios II]]). From Greek it passed in [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]], and other [[Slavic languages]], where it is a common male name as Arkady or Arcady.
* The area of the prefecture were featured in several [[Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi|ERT]] programs including documentaries on the Megalopoli Mine and Ladon Lake.
* [[Masterpiece Theatre (Marianas Trench album)|Marianas Trench]] refers to Arcadia, in their 2009–2010 song "Acadia", referring to it as a "unspoiled, harmonious wilderness".
* The rescue boat from ''[[Resident Evil: Afterlife|Resident Evil 4 - Afterlife]]'' that appears near the end of the movie is named "Arcadia" and broadcasts a recorded help message that the survivors in Los Angeles will receive. Reaching the Arcadia will become their main objective in order to avoid being attacked by more zombies.
* The 2014 TV series ''[[Resurrection (U.S. TV series)|Resurrection]]'' takes place in a real town, [[Arcadia, Missouri]]. The choice of setting likely is a reference to the Latin phrase ''Et in Arcadia ego'', since the premise of the show deals with questions of life, death, and people being resurrected from the dead.
* The Greek musician [[Demis Roussos]] released a song in 1978 titled "[[Lovely Lady of Arcadia]]".
* The video game ''[[BioShock]]'' features a level and setting named Arcadia, which is a reference to the geography and landscape similarities.
* The video game ''[[Life Is Strange (video game)|Life Is Strange]]'' takes place in the fictional Oregon town of Arcadia Bay.
*On 9 August 2017 [[BBC 4]] broadcast ''In search of Arcadia'' a television documentary featured a {{convert|12|miles}} section of the [[River Thames]].<ref>{{cite web|title=In search of Arcadia|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/32/in-search-of-arcadia|website=BBC Media Centre|access-date=10 August 2017}}</ref>
* Tales of Arcadia is an animated trilogy series created by Guillermo del Toro<ref>{{cite web|title=DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia Trilogy Planned for Netflix with Trollhunters Spin-off Series|url=http://collider.com/trollhunters-trilogy-guillermo-del-toro-3-below-wizards/ |website=Collider|date=7 November 2017|access-date=8 July 2018}}</ref>
* Arkadia is one of the regions of Greece that can be conquered/defended by either [[Classical Athens|Athens]] or [[Ancient Sparta|Sparta]] in the 2018 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey]]''. The region is considered a principal Greek [[breadbasket]] during the ongoing [[Peloponnesian War]].
* ''Arcadia'' is the name of the space battleship of [[Captain Harlock]].