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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

TO ARTEMIS (1–22) I sing of Artemis, whose shafts are of gold, who cheers on the hounds, the pure maiden, shooter of stags, who delights in archery, own sister to Apollo with the golden …

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 …

Mar 11, 2023 · It is possible that a figure named as “Delos,” sometimes depicted alongside Apollo and Artemis in ancient art, represents this altered form of Asteria. Family. Asteria was a …

Feb 14, 2023 · Arethusa herself was sometimes identified with Artemis, the Olympian goddess of the wild. In ancient art, Arethusa was most familiar from Syracusean coins, which often …

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 …

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 …