Artemis – Mythopedia
Apr 13, 2023 · Artemis’ most recognizable attribute was probably her bow, though she was sometimes shown with other weapons as well. She was generally depicted clad in a short hunter’s tunic. Artemis’ entourage included nymphs and woodland animals such as deer and bears. Statue of Artemis killing a deer from Delos (ca. 125–100 BCE)
Callisto - Mythopedia
Oct 4, 2023 · Callisto was a princess or nymph from Arcadia and a companion of the goddess Artemis. After being seduced by Zeus, she bore him a son named Arcas; but she was soon transformed into a bear by either Artemis, Hera, or Zeus. In her new form, Callisto was either shot down by Artemis or made into a constellation.
Ceryneian Hind – Mythopedia
Mar 21, 2023 · In some images, the hind is being carried by Heracles back to Eurystheus, while in others Apollo or Artemis try to take the sacred creature back. Attic black-figure neck amphora showing Heracles wrestling the Ceryneian Hind as Artemis (right) and Athena (left) look on (ca. 540–530 BCE). Found in Vulci. British Museum, London. jastrow Public ...
Leto – Mythopedia
Dec 7, 2022 · Other local traditions modified Artemis’ place of birth instead of Apollo’s. According to these, while Apollo was born on Delos, Artemis was born in either Ortygia or Coryssus in Ephesus (which housed one of Artemis’ most important ancient temples)—or, alternatively, somewhere on the island of Crete. The Wrath of Leto
Apollo – Mythopedia
Apr 11, 2023 · Delos, knowing that it had no natural gifts to offer, joyfully agreed to Leto’s terms. Thus, Leto gave birth to the twins Apollo and Artemis on the island, and in return Delos became one of Apollo’s sacred sites. Latona and Her Children by William Henry Rinehart (1874). Metropolitan Museum of Art Public Domain
Orion - Mythopedia
Aug 29, 2023 · Orion was a mortal hunter of remarkable size and strength, as well as a highly prolific lover. The myths surrounding Orion were often contradictory, though most sources agree he was killed by a god (usually Artemis or Gaia) due to his violent and insolent tendencies. He was turned into a constellation after his death.
Iphigenia - Mythopedia
May 24, 2023 · But when Iphigenia arrived, Agamemnon had her brought to Artemis’ altar to be sacrificed. In most versions of the myth, Artemis rescued Iphigenia before she could be killed, replacing her with a deer (or some other animal). The girl was then spirited away to a remote sanctuary of Artemis. Sacrifice of Iphigenia by Charles de la Fosse (ca. 1678)
Diana – Mythopedia
Feb 27, 2023 · Diana was also associated with the underworld and liminal zones—the boundaries separating the living from the dead and the wild from the civilized. Though she was a Roman goddess, much of Diana’s mythology and personality originated elsewhere. Diana was heavily based on Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting and nature.
Iphigenia in Aulis - Mythopedia
Jun 7, 2023 · The goddess Artemis demanded the girl’s life in exchange for a wind to blow the Greek fleet to Troy. Iphigenia’s story is part of the larger myth of the Trojan War, which broke out when the Trojan prince Paris carried off Helen, a Greek queen from Sparta. The Greeks assembled a vast army to sail to Troy and bring her back.
Agamemnon – Mythopedia
Jul 12, 2023 · The prophet Calchas soon revealed the reason: Agamemnon had offended the goddess Artemis (either by killing one of her sacred deer, boasting that he was a better hunter than she, or simply happening to be the future conqueror of Artemis’ beloved Troy). In order to placate her, Agamemnon was ordered to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia ...