Artemis
Morford and Lenardon, Chapter 8
Overview, Artemis at Mythmedia, Images and Texts
Homeric Hymns to Artemis
essential features of the goddess: beauty, chastity, hunting, bow and arrows
relationship with her brother Apollo
The Birth of Artemis and Apollo
Homeric Hymn to Apollo (see Chapter 9) Outline of Homeric Hymn to Apollo / Homeric Hymn to Apollo
children of Leto and Zeus
on island of Delos
Niobe and her Children
human hybris (excessive pride): Leto claims superiority to the goddess Leto
loyalty of Artemis and Apollo to their mother Leto
vindictiveness of the gods
metamorphosis theme
Actaeon
purity of Artemis
vindictiveness of the goddess
metamorphosis theme
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Callisto and Arcas
purity of Artemis
Zeus= metamorphosis and deceit
vindictiveness of the goddess
constellations: Callisto as Ursa Major and Arcas as Arcturus or Bootes)
Callisto: moon of Jupiter
Orion
hunter who tries to rape Artemis
Origins of Artemis
as fertility goddess
Artemis, Selene and Hecate
Artemis = earth
Selene = moon
Hecate = underearth
goddess of the intersection (Trivia)
Artemis Versus Aphrodite: Euripides= Hippolytus
Artemis in the Modern World
moon goddess
huntress
Most important myth: Actaeon
Comparison of the goddess and Princess Diana
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