Artemis - Mythopedia
Apr 13, 2023 · Some scholars have suggested that the name “Artemis” appears in the first Greek texts, equating the goddess of the hunt with a-te-mi-to or a-te-mi-te in the Linear B script (the writing system in use ca. 1600–1100 BCE, prior to the development of the Greek alphabet). If this is correct, it would mean that Artemis was known and worshipped ...
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.
Leto – Mythopedia
Dec 7, 2022 · 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. Though usually regarded as a benevolent and gentle goddess, Leto had a vicious temper.
Selene – Mythopedia
Dec 7, 2022 · Selene was often identified with other goddesses, including Men (also spelled Mene), the divine personification of the lunar month; Bendis, a goddess of Thracian origin; Hecate, a goddess of witchcraft; and (especially in later antiquity) Artemis, the goddess of hunting and wild things. Like Artemis, Selene was sometimes called Phoebe, a name ...
Greek Olympians - Mythopedia
Dec 9, 2022 · They continued to rule undefeated (though not unchallenged) for the remainder of the Greek mythical period. The second generation of Olympians were mostly offspring of Zeus and his siblings. They included Athena, goddess of wisdom, Ares, god of war, and the twins Apollo and Artemis. Not all sources agreed on the identities of the Twelve Olympians.
Asteria – Mythopedia
Mar 11, 2023 · According to the standard tradition, she married Perses, another second-generation Titan, and gave birth to Hecate, a goddess of witchcraft. Through her sister Leto , Asteria was the aunt of the Olympians Apollo and Artemis ; like them, she was sometimes associated with celestial bodies (her name is related to the Greek word for “star”).
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)
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 · This myth is also found in some ancient Greek vase paintings, some of which show Heracles, Apollo, and Artemis wrestling for the hind in a sort of tug-of-war. Attic black-figure amphora showing Heracles and Apollo wrestling for the Ceryneian Hind as Athena (right) and Artemis (left) stand by (ca. 530–520 BCE). Louvre Museum, Paris, France.
Nemesis – Mythopedia
Mar 8, 2023 · As a Greek goddess, Nemesis occasionally appears in modern adaptations of Greek mythology. Nemesis is a fairly important supporting character in the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its “spinoff” Young Hercules , where she is the executioner of the gods and Hercules’ first love.