Artemis, the Greek Goddess?

Question

I am doing a project on her and would like to know what she meant to the different Greek colonies.

eg. Athene Is the patron goddess of Athens.

That kind of stuff. Any other info would also be helpfull.

Answer 1

Artemis is a wild huntress goddess so she didnt really comand a city or anything,but she did have loyal followers (mainly women) id take a look at the link the 1st answerer posted because i love Artemis but dont really have the kind of info you need for a project :)

Answer 2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis

Answer 3

Artemis was a very important Mother goddess in the Etruscan culture (pre-hellenic). Tufts University has an amazing archive of information on Greek history in its Perseus Project (online library)

Answer 4

she was the godess of the . sister to apwilderness, the hunt and wild animals, and fertility. she also helped women through childbirth. Her symbols include the cypress tree and the deer.

sister to apollo the sun god. she daughter of Leto and Zeus. her roman name is diana. here is a story about her.

When Apollo noticed that Artemis was spending a great deal of time hunting with the giant Orion, he put an end to the relationship with a challenge Artemis couldn't refuse. He challenged Artemis to prove her skill at archery by shooting at an object floating far out at sea. Her shot was perfect and the target was the head of Orion.

Artemis is usually thought of 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 a female bear.

Answer 5

symbols | bow, deer



Artemis in Greek Mythology

The goddess Artemis played an intriguing role in Greek mythology and religion. She was known as the "Mistress of Animals" and the protectress of children, but she was also a huntress and the goddess who could bring death with her arrows. Myths such as the one about Niobe show Artemis as a strong willed and powerful goddess, a female who could punish injustices against the gods with ferocious and deadly accuracy.

Artemis was the daughter of Leto and Zeus (the ruler of the Greek gods). Together with her twin brother Apollo she enjoyed the status and privileges of an Olympian. And as an Olympian goddess, Artemis was free to pursue her interests, and was often found frolicking in the forests, accompanied by a band of nymphs.



Myths of the Maiden Goddess

Myths and legends show that the goddess Artemis was aloof and free-spirited, and not constrained by husband or hearth. Her independent nature is further reinforced in a very important way, for in mythology and religion, the goddess remained eternally a virgin. Indeed, those who in some way compromised her strict requirements for chastity were severely punished by the maiden goddess.

There are several tales that describe the swift and terrible retribution of Artemis. One of the most revealing of these stories involves the youth Actaeon. In addition, Artemis was also responsible for punishing the nymph Callisto. In myth, Callisto was at one point a follower of the virgin goddess, but when she became involved in an affair with the god Zeus, Artemis had her revenge on the unfortunate nymph.



The Moon Goddess

In myth, Artemis is sometimes identified with Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon. Indeed, this association between Artemis and the moon is revealed in one of the epithets used to describe the goddess - Phoebe ("the bright one").

The goddess Artemis was known as Diana in Roman mythology.

Answer 6

You picked a great Goddess but a very difficult one

to understand. If you do some reading, you will find

that there were many versions of Artemis, in various

areas and at various times. They can be quite

different, so you have to specify the exact time and

place, when speaking of Her.

Futhurmore there are versions of Artemis referred

to by their functions rather than location. And no

story of Artemis would be complete without some

description of the earlier Goddeses that She

evolved from. You could easily write a long book

on the subject... several people already have !

In general you'll find that deities like Artemis and

Apollo originated in Anatolia and were adopted by

the Greeks... at first in their colonies,sometime

after the Trojan war, and then on the mainland as

centers of culture shifted westward. The later

Greek versions were significantly different from

the earlier Anatolian ones.

The Greeks were very good at adopting things

from other cultures. It is unfortunate that they

changed the qualities of things but at least they

preserved some of what otherwise would have

probably been completely lost.

Good luck,

Jean

Answer 7

Atemis is one of the most widely worshipped goddesses. It is said in some mythology that her birthplace is that on the island of Delos.

"Artemis was worshiped in most Greek cities but only as a secondary deity. However, to the Greeks in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey) she was a prominent deity. In Ephesus, a principal city of Asia Minor, a great temple was built in her honor, which became one of the "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World". But at Ephesus she was worshiped mainly as a fertility goddess, and was identified with Cybele the mother goddess of eastern lands."

There are many different versions of Artemis, and in Sparta, there were many celebrations -- such as making a sacrifice to her before the beginning of a military campaign.

Answer 8

Artemis to the Greeks.  Diana to the Romans.

The city of Ephesus was one of her cult centres.  There was a great temple with a huge statue of Artemis.

Answer 9

Artemis was a goddess of the wild, of the hunt, and of the sacred night. She believed in chastity and never took another god as her husband.

She and her brother Apollo were born on the island of Delos, children of Zeus and Leta. Zeus loved the two dearly, and gave them each a bow and quiver of arrows. Artemis received arrows that pierced her victims like the rays of the moon, causing no pain and instant death. She was the greatest huntress and traveled the forests of Greece at night with her all-female group of hunting companions. It should be noted she was a goddess of archery as used for hunting, not really for warfare.

Many worshiped her when they were in the forests or hunting. Because of her purity, she might also have been associated with young women and girls as a guardian.

The Wikipedia article is accurate, insofar as I have read.