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Artemis
Names of Artemis
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Artemis, also known as Orthia, Phoebe
(bright one), or her Roman name,
Diana.
Goddess of virginity, the hunt, the
moon, childbirth, and the natural
environment.
Birth of Artemis
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•Artemis was born a day before Apollo.
and served as a guardian to him.
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•She became a midwife and helped
birth Apollo, which started her desire
to protect and nurture.
Family of Artemis
•Born on Mount Cynthus at the island
of Delos in Greece.
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•Daughter of Zeus, the ruler of the
Greek gods.
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•Twin sister of Apollo, god of the sun,
Artemis is goddess of the moon.
• Artemis
Basic Story
is a loving young woman
who likes to roam the forests with her
female companions.
•She doesn't like city life so she keeps
to the natural, wild environment.
•Those who peek at her or her
maidens while they are bathing may
be torn apart by her hounds.
•She has a special connection with
swampy and marshy areas, as well as
with forests.
Attire
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Usually wore a knee high Chiton
(similar to a tunic) with a bow and
arrow around her shoulder.
Artemis is often accompanied by a stag
or hunting dog.
She was described as both hunting
animals and protecting them.
Artemis, the Virgin Huntress
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•As a child, Artemis asked her father
Zeus to remain an eternal virgin and
therefore became one of the three
Virgin Goddesses in Greek mythology.
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•Had absolute sovereignty over nature
& was said to bring fertility to all
places that worshipped her.
Symbols of Artemis
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•Symbolizes the untamed spirit, never
being tied down by things such as love
and marriage.
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•Famous for her hunting skills,
especially with her bow and arrow.
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•The Cedar tree and snakes, bears and
deer were sacred to her.
Epics of Homer
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•The childhood of Artemis is not fully
related in any surviving myths.
•In the Iliad (A Greek epic written by
Homer)
•Referred to as "Artemis of the
wilderness, lady of wild beasts.“
•In the Odyssey "Artemis overtops the rest
of her companions and though all are
lovely, there is no mistaking which is she.“
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•Homer referred to her as a mistress of
wild animals.
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Epics of Homer
•The Iliad created a figure of a girl,
who had been thrashed by Hera,
climbs weeping into the lap of her
father Zeus asking him to grant her
six wishes.
Six Wishes
•To remain a virgin forever.
•To have many names to set her apart from her
brother Apollo.
•To have a bow and arrow and a knee-length tunic
so that she could hunt.
•To have sixty “daughters of Okeanos”, all nine
years of age.
•Twenty Nymphs as handmaidens to watch her
dogs and bow while she rested.
•She wished for no city dedicated to her, but to rule
the mountains and the forests, and the ability to
help women in the pains of childbirth.
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Qualities
•Despite her "wildness and her fierce
independence” she was depicted as one
of the compassionate, healing
goddesses.
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•Most self-sufficient, living on her own
terms, comfortable both in solitude
and having a role of leadership.
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Artemis and Her Lover
•As a virgin, Artemis had gained
interest from many gods and men,
but only her hunting companion,
Orion had won her heart.
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•Orion was supposedly on accident
killed by Artemis.
The Death of Her Lover
•Brother Apollo became jealous of the time
spent with Orion so when Orion was
swimming in a distant ocean, Apollo bet
Artemis that she couldn’t hit the floating
object off in the distance. With her archery
skills, she hit the target dead on and
realized that the “floating object” was
Orion. In her great grief she turned Orion
into various stars and shot him into the
night sky, making him a constellation in the
night sky.
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Artemis in Art
•In Greek classical art she is usually
portrayed as a maiden huntress.
•Young , tall and slim.
•Clothed in a short skirt with hunting
boots, and a bow and arrows.
•She is shown in the shooting pose
Accompanied by a hunting dog or stag.
•When portrayed as a goddess of the
moon , she wore a long robe and
sometimes a veil covered her head.
Modern Artemis
•The Greek goddess Artemis gives us
courage.
•She illuminates places that terrify us
and gives us her strength to bring us
safely through our fears.
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