Artemis Stories
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Among all the Olympian goddesses only Artemis had a mother. Artemis is known as daughter of Zeus and Leto. Hera, wife of Zeus was angry when she got to know that her husband was dishonest and forbade any person to give protection to Leto to let her give birth to the twins. Leto went all around and finally lived in the island of Delos and gave birth to her children. Apollo was called the god of sun and Artemis was called the goddess of moon and hunt.
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Artemis is depicted wearing a short tunic along with sandals with flat heel and arrows in the bag on the back. She is connected with the animals like the bear, the stag, the boar, packs of dogs and also the goat. Her arrows are frequently used to hunt and also for other purposes. It is also believed that she can infect people with plague using her arrows and also to punish those persons who have mistreated her. She is also linked with the childbirth and her arrows are used to relieve the women during labor. She is also related to the crescent moon which can be seen on her head sometimes.More...
Symbol Of Goddess Artemis
Artemis was the most respected Greek goddess. Some of the scholars believe that her name and she are pre-Greek. Homer called her as Artemis Agrotera, Artemis of the wild land, Potnia Theron and the mistress of animals. In the Greek mythology classical period, Artemis is said to be the child of Leto and Zeus, and Apollo is her twin brother.
She is the goddess of wild animals, hunt, wilderness, virginity, childbirth and young girls. She is said to be the protector of the female animals and humans during the time of labor. And, she is depicted as a huntress with the bows and arrows.More...
Why Was Artemis The Goddess Of The Moon And Hunt ?
Artemis was the offspring of Zeus and titan Leto as per Homeric hymns. She was called the goddess of moon and hunt and childbirth. She has a twin brother named Apollo. And, similar to Apollo, Artemis was also connected with many divine attributes.
As she was a huntress, she is symbolized using along with a bow and arrows. She hunts animals but she also protects them in the forests. Artemis also respected chastity and she was a divine virgin. She was angry with the mortals who seduced her to relieve her virginity. Once a Theban hunter saw her taking bath and when Artemis saw him, she made him into stag and felled by his hounds.More...
Interesting Facts About Artemis
Artemis, known to be Apollo’s twin sister, is the goddess of moon and hunt. She is frequently associated with the wildlife, forest, moon and childbirth. Here are some interesting facts about Artemis.
Artemis is depicted as eternal youth with beauty and strength and also with a pack of arrows on her back. Her brow sometimes has the lunar crescent. The cypress and the deer are holy to her and she is depicted with these images.More...
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