How Does Artemis Build Her Purity

Artemis is known as the goddess of the wilderness, the hunt and wild animals, and fertility (Ephesus). She both hunts the animals and saves them from poachers or other hunters. Artemis and her twin brother, Apollo, were two of many children of Zeus. When their mother, Leo, was giving birth to the twins, she had a simple first birth with Artemis. Artemis immediately helped her mother give birth Apollo. This was the first thing that she did as the goddess of fertility, also giving her the title. Artemis is the most evoking part of Greek Civilization because of her purity, powers, and her beauty. Artemis is one of the rare virgin goddess. There are only three goddess in Greek Mythology, out of the 44 in Greek Mythology that are pure (N.p.). Artemis felt very strongly about her purity that she wanted to be a virgin forever. So she asked her father, Zeus, to grant her eternal virginity and he granted it (N.p.). For anyone who threatened her purity, would not have a happy ending (N.p.). Artemis did not care who liked her and who didn’t. She never felt the need to flatter someone (Napoli, Donna Jo, and Christina Balit). Artemis was a strong goddess who protected her purity. …show more content…
Her bow could only affect women. Artemis protected pregnant women, but would also bring illness and death to women (Macdonald, Fiona, and Mark Bergin). She was both praised and feared by the women. Queen of Thebes, Niobe, had once gloat that she was better than Leto, Artemis’s mother, because she had more children than Leto. This statement was very offensive towards Artemis and her brother. So, the two avenged the insult towards their mother by killing all of Niobe’s children with their silver arrows and accurate aim (Artemis). Niobe sobbed and sobbed until Zeus turned eventually turned her into stone, where she continued to weep. Artemis was feared by women because of her