Artemis
In Greek mythology, gods ruled the Earth; they created mortals and protected them from the figures of the underworld. Among these gods was Artemis. Her father, Zeus, was the King of Olympus. He was married to Hera, but often spent time with mortals and other goddesses. One day, Zeus saw Leto from Olympus. In order to prevent Leto from the jealous wrath of Hera, he transformed Leto and himself into quails and raped her (Lincoln Library 108). Afterwards, Leto was turned back into her human form and was pregnant with twins, Apollo and Artemis. Nine months later, Leto gave birth to Artemis who then helped her mother as she gave birth to her twin brother, Apollo. Artemis is identified with the Roman goddess of fertility, Diana (Felson). …show more content…
In the story of Actaeon, Actaeon was hunting when he came upon a pond where Artemis and her followers were bathing. He couldn’t remove his eyes from the naked goddess, and as punishment, she turned him into a stag, which Acteaon’s hounds then devoured (Letterbead). The Aloeids reached a similar fate after they captured Hera and Artemis. Artemis turned herself into a white doe, and ran between the Aloeid’s feet (Daly). They shot at the doe, but missed and hit each other. Another story tells of King Oineus of Calydon. He was making sacrifices to all the gods and forgot her. As a result she then sent the Calydonian Boar to kill him (Lincoln Library 110). In the last story, Artemis punishes the King of Mycenae, Agamemnon. He killed a stag in the sacred grove of Artemis and as torture, she sent a plague and no wind to his city (Lincoln Library 110). To remove the curse, a soothsayer told the king to sacrifice his daughter, Iphigenia, to Artemis (Lincoln Library 110). The goddess ceased the punishment, in order to save the young girl she couldn’t bear to see killed. Artemis may have been unsympathetic to some mortals, but the majority of the time she was a lovely goddess that helped women in
In Greek mythology, gods ruled the Earth; they created mortals and protected them from the figures of the underworld. Among these gods was Artemis. Her father, Zeus, was the King of Olympus. He was married to Hera, but often spent time with mortals and other goddesses. One day, Zeus saw Leto from Olympus. In order to prevent Leto from the jealous wrath of Hera, he transformed Leto and himself into quails and raped her (Lincoln Library 108). Afterwards, Leto was turned back into her human form and was pregnant with twins, Apollo and Artemis. Nine months later, Leto gave birth to Artemis who then helped her mother as she gave birth to her twin brother, Apollo. Artemis is identified with the Roman goddess of fertility, Diana (Felson). …show more content…
In the story of Actaeon, Actaeon was hunting when he came upon a pond where Artemis and her followers were bathing. He couldn’t remove his eyes from the naked goddess, and as punishment, she turned him into a stag, which Acteaon’s hounds then devoured (Letterbead). The Aloeids reached a similar fate after they captured Hera and Artemis. Artemis turned herself into a white doe, and ran between the Aloeid’s feet (Daly). They shot at the doe, but missed and hit each other. Another story tells of King Oineus of Calydon. He was making sacrifices to all the gods and forgot her. As a result she then sent the Calydonian Boar to kill him (Lincoln Library 110). In the last story, Artemis punishes the King of Mycenae, Agamemnon. He killed a stag in the sacred grove of Artemis and as torture, she sent a plague and no wind to his city (Lincoln Library 110). To remove the curse, a soothsayer told the king to sacrifice his daughter, Iphigenia, to Artemis (Lincoln Library 110). The goddess ceased the punishment, in order to save the young girl she couldn’t bear to see killed. Artemis may have been unsympathetic to some mortals, but the majority of the time she was a lovely goddess that helped women in