Story on Artemis
ARTEMIS (AR-ti-mis; Roman name Diana)
was the virgin goddess of the hunt. She helped women in childbirth but also
brought sudden death with her arrows.
Artemis and her brother Apollo were the children of Zeus and Leto. In some
versions of their myth, Artemis was born first and helped her mother to deliver
Apollo.
Niobe, queen of Thebes, once boasted that she was better than Leto because
she had many children while the goddess had but two. Artemis and Apollo avenged
this insult to their mother by killing all or most of Niobe's children with
their arrows. The weeping Niobe was transformed into stone, in which form she
continued to weep.
When Apollo noticed that Artemis was spending a great deal of time hunting
with the giant Orion, he decided to put an end to the relationship. He
challenged Artemis to prove her skill at archery by shooting at an object
floating far out at sea. Her shot was perfect. The target turned out to be the
head of Orion.
Artemis is generally depicted as a young woman clad in buckskins, carrying a
bow and a quiver of arrows. She is often accompanied by wild creatures such as a
stag or she-bear.
Story link http://www.mythweb.com/gods/Artemis_easy.html
Story on Artemis
In one legend, Artemis was born one day before her brother Apollo. Her mother
gave birth to her on the island of Ortygia, then, almost immediately after her
birth, she helped her mother to cross the straits over to Delos, where she then
delivered Apollo. This was the beginning of her role as guardian of young
children and patron of women in childbirth. Being a goddess of contradictions,
she was the protectress of women in labor, but it was said that the arrows of
Artemis brought them sudden death while giving birth. As was her brother,
Apollo, Artemis was a divinity of healing, but also brought and spread diseases
such as leprosy, rabies and even gout
Story link http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/artemis.html
Story on Artemis
Actaeon was a hunter. In the woods one day he accidentally came upon Artemis and
her nymphs bathing. The goddess became angry that a mortal had seen her naked.
In revenge she turned Actaeon into a stag. His hunting dogs did not recognise
him in his new form, so he was hunted and eventually killed by his own dogs.
Artemis the goddess of the hunt
When Artemis was barely
three years old, Zeus asked her what she wanted as gifts. It was said that
Artemis used to spend hours in her father’s lap perhaps listening in awe of her
father. Artemis asked for three gifts from Zeus: bow and arrows; the mountains
of the world (as her playground); a city and eternal virginity. Note that
Artemis was one of the eternal virgins in Greek mythology the other two being
Athena and Hestia.
Zeus granted all of Artemis’s wishes with the Cyclopes
forging her silver bow and a quiver filled with arrows. She was granted eternal
virginity and all the mountains fell in her domain. Instead of one city, Zeus
gave her 30.
Artemis was not sugary sweet. She was a vindictive goddess
and those who earned her ire suffered a great deal. When Admetus forgot to
offer a sacrifice to Artemis, he found snakes in his bedchamber on his wedding
night. When King Oeneus of Calydon forgot to dedicate his first harvest to
Artemis she sent a boar to destroy the crop. It was also said that it was
Artemis who sent a boar to kill Aphrodite’s Adonis. In the Trojan War she
demanded that the daughter of King Agamemnon, Iphigenia, be sacrificed for the
king offended Artemis by saying he was a better hunter than the
goddess.
The goddess of the hunt, moon, childbirth and wild animals’
biggest shrine was at Ephesus.
was the virgin goddess of the hunt. She helped women in childbirth but also
brought sudden death with her arrows.
Artemis and her brother Apollo were the children of Zeus and Leto. In some
versions of their myth, Artemis was born first and helped her mother to deliver
Apollo.
Niobe, queen of Thebes, once boasted that she was better than Leto because
she had many children while the goddess had but two. Artemis and Apollo avenged
this insult to their mother by killing all or most of Niobe's children with
their arrows. The weeping Niobe was transformed into stone, in which form she
continued to weep.
When Apollo noticed that Artemis was spending a great deal of time hunting
with the giant Orion, he decided to put an end to the relationship. He
challenged Artemis to prove her skill at archery by shooting at an object
floating far out at sea. Her shot was perfect. The target turned out to be the
head of Orion.
Artemis is generally depicted as a young woman clad in buckskins, carrying a
bow and a quiver of arrows. She is often accompanied by wild creatures such as a
stag or she-bear.
Story link http://www.mythweb.com/gods/Artemis_easy.html
Story on Artemis
In one legend, Artemis was born one day before her brother Apollo. Her mother
gave birth to her on the island of Ortygia, then, almost immediately after her
birth, she helped her mother to cross the straits over to Delos, where she then
delivered Apollo. This was the beginning of her role as guardian of young
children and patron of women in childbirth. Being a goddess of contradictions,
she was the protectress of women in labor, but it was said that the arrows of
Artemis brought them sudden death while giving birth. As was her brother,
Apollo, Artemis was a divinity of healing, but also brought and spread diseases
such as leprosy, rabies and even gout
Story link http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/artemis.html
Story on Artemis
Actaeon was a hunter. In the woods one day he accidentally came upon Artemis and
her nymphs bathing. The goddess became angry that a mortal had seen her naked.
In revenge she turned Actaeon into a stag. His hunting dogs did not recognise
him in his new form, so he was hunted and eventually killed by his own dogs.
Artemis the goddess of the hunt
When Artemis was barely
three years old, Zeus asked her what she wanted as gifts. It was said that
Artemis used to spend hours in her father’s lap perhaps listening in awe of her
father. Artemis asked for three gifts from Zeus: bow and arrows; the mountains
of the world (as her playground); a city and eternal virginity. Note that
Artemis was one of the eternal virgins in Greek mythology the other two being
Athena and Hestia.
Zeus granted all of Artemis’s wishes with the Cyclopes
forging her silver bow and a quiver filled with arrows. She was granted eternal
virginity and all the mountains fell in her domain. Instead of one city, Zeus
gave her 30.
Artemis was not sugary sweet. She was a vindictive goddess
and those who earned her ire suffered a great deal. When Admetus forgot to
offer a sacrifice to Artemis, he found snakes in his bedchamber on his wedding
night. When King Oeneus of Calydon forgot to dedicate his first harvest to
Artemis she sent a boar to destroy the crop. It was also said that it was
Artemis who sent a boar to kill Aphrodite’s Adonis. In the Trojan War she
demanded that the daughter of King Agamemnon, Iphigenia, be sacrificed for the
king offended Artemis by saying he was a better hunter than the
goddess.
The goddess of the hunt, moon, childbirth and wild animals’
biggest shrine was at Ephesus.