Symbols
-the moon
-wilderness, the forest, wild animals, nature
-females
-virginity
-the hunt
-movement
-childhood and adolescence
Family
Father: Zeus
Mother: Leta
Brother: Apollo
Important Places
-Artemis and Apollo were born on Delos. There is a sacred palm tree in the middle of Delos dedicated to Artemis.
-the main temple at Ephesus in Asia Minor was also significant to Artemis
Mythoid
-Artemis completely refused to marry, was alienated from male company, sought chastity
-Zeus raped Callisto disguised as Artemis herself. Callisto got pregnant and Artemis got extremely angry. Artemis turned Callisto into a bear to be hunted and was chased into the sky.
-According to some stories, Orion attempted to rape Artemis and she shot him with her hunting arrows. He ended up as a constellation in the sky.
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