Artemis is a goddess in Greek mythology. “Greek goddess of the hunt and of childbirth and chastity; also associated with the moon” (Daly, Kathleen N. Ancient and medieval history ) The Greeks worshipped her because she was said to watch over woman who were giving birth.Artemis was created...
where Orion was felled by a scorpion. Arrtemis was heartbroken at his death and transformed him into a constellation. (In another version of the story Orion was slain by the goddess herself).
Pausanias, Description of Greece 8. 47. 6 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : "Their [the Tegeans] story about Artemis . . . is as follows. Aristomelidas, despot of Orkhomenos in Arkadia, fell in love with a Tegean maiden, and, getting her somehow or other into his ...
The most famous story involves Orion, a long-time hunting companion of hers. In fact, he may as well have been Artemis’ only love interest. However, when he tried taking off Artemis’ robe, the goddess killed him. Others say that Orion was actually killed by a scorpion sent by Gaea ...
Artemis, in Greek religion, the goddess of wild animals, the hunt, and vegetation and of chastity and childbirth; she was identified by the Romans with Diana. Artemis was the daughter of Zeus and Leto and the twin sister of Apollo. Among the rural populace, Artemis was the favourite goddess...
Actaeon accidentally saw Artemis’ naked body while bathing, so the latter punished him. Actaeon was killed by his own trained hunting dogs. Sipriotes was a Cretan hero who also dealt with Artemis’ wrath. Artemis and Actaeon’s myth was another sympathetic story in Greek mythology....
Greek Mythology > Artemis – Goddess of the Hunt Artemis is one of the twelve main goddesses on Mount Olympus. She is largely known as being the goddess of the hunt and of wild creatures and is usually depicted as a woman in feminized hunting garb wielding a bow and holding one of her ...
276 Words 2 Pages Open Document People used to believe in Greek in the ancient times. It is the study of myths with god, goddesses, monsters, and heros. One of the twelve olympian gods and goddesses is Artemis , who is the goddess of the moon, hunt, wilderness, and wild animal. In ...
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This paper argues (against most scholarship) that Euripides' Artemis condones human sacrifice, though the Greek characters do not realize this, and the poet uses the story of Iphigenia to examine the social repercussions of a conflict between divine and mortal valuations of human li...