Artemis is one of the twelve Olympian gods and goddesses in the Greek pantheon. She is well known as being one of the three virgin goddesses. Her parents are Zeus and Leto, and her twin brother is Apollo.
Her domains are:
• The hunt
• The wilderness
• Wild animals
• The moon
• Childbirth
• Protector of women (particularly unmarried women)
She was most commonly depicted with a bow and arrow in ancient art, which is one of her main attributes.
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Correspondences
Colors: Silver, white, blue, green, red
Symbols: Bow and arrows, crescent and new moon, bear, deer, dogs, guinea fowl
Crystals: Quartz, moonstone, pearl, turquoise, diamond, jacinth
Oils and Herbs: Jasmine, sandalwood, cypress, frankincense, mugwort, mandrake, cedar wood, pine
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Epithets
•Aristobu’le - The best advisor
•Hemere’sia - The soothing goddess
•Phoebe - Goddess of the moon
•Soteira - The saving goddess
•Philomeirax - Friend of young girls
•Calliste - Very beautiful
•Hiereia - Priestess
•Celadeinus - Strong-voiced
•Prostateria - Standing before, guardian
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In Mythology
•When the Alodai giants Ephialtes and Otus wanted to marry Hera and Artemis respectively, Artemis but not Hera was sent to them which caused Ephialtes and Otus to fight. Artemis then transformed into a doe and jumped between them causing them to try and kill her as a doe and they ended up killing each other.
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Sources:
https://www.theoi.com/Cult/ArtemisTitles.html
https://thebridgingtree.com/thegreatgoddess/artemis/
D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths
http://aminoapps.descargarjuegos.org/p/a422rr
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