Artemis In Ancient Greek Mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods. One of the Greeks goddess is Artemis. Her parents Greek God Goddess of Zeus and Leto. They are the God Goddess of lightning and a titan goddess. She is from island of Delos but you can find her wandering through the forests and wilderness, dancing in groves or hunting in shadowy mountains. A general statement of what I’m trying to prove is that Artemis was an important figure for girl’s youth in ancient roam. Artemis is in all sense of the label, a “tomboy.” She looks like one, acts like one. She has blond hair and is white completed. Her powers range from being able to inflict plagues and death or to heal. She protects children baby …show more content…
The mother Leto, was on the run because she has relations with a taken man, Zeus. Swiftly after Artemis was born, Artemis helped her mother with her brother’s birth. Artemis was excellent with a bow, thus her symbol is a bow. Artemis and her brother Apollo once killed most of Niobe (queen of Thebes) children. Her and her brother killed the queen because the queen was mocking of their mom. The Myth ends with Artemis shooting Orion with a bow and arrow because of a bet. Thought her life Artemis is always shown as a strong woman, she will forever be a virgin. I believe this myth was created for female youth. To shape them into strong leading figures. It’s ironic that trough all the Greek mythology myth woman are seen as powerful strong figures. Why couldn’t other religions be like this? Held women and men to a standard of equality. (Yes I’m looking at you Christianity) Like many Greek personalities, Artemis also has a symbol. The bow and arrow. The bow and arrow mainly represents her love for the hunt. Because when you think of a hunter, you think of strong, independent willful. And that’s exactly what she was. That and being a hunter. In today’s society you can see this symbols in pop culture. In movies such as the hunger games where the females weapon of choice was the bow and arrow. In the