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Why did they worship Artemis at the Temple of Artemis?
Because she was the goddess of hunt and she was the goddess of the moon
Why was Artemis angry at the Greeks in the Trojan war?
Artemis was angry because the Greeks had killed one of her favorite animals, a hare and its young, and wouldnt be appeased untill Agamemnon slayed his daughter. Artemis was appeased but she still had the side of the Trojans, not the Greeks. =) This came from "The Iliad" or the book "Edith Hamilton Mythology"
How did the Greeks worship Aphrodite?
They sacrificed at her temples.
Why did the Greeks worship Zeus?
No, they worshipped Zeus.
Goddesses of the Trojan War?
Athena and Artemis supported the Trojans, Aphrodite the Greeks.
Why did the Greeks build the Temple of Artemis?
The temple of Artemis was built so the ancient Greeks had a place to worship the goddess Artemis.
Why did the Greeks include Artemis in their religion?
Likely she was adopted into what religion became Greek myth when the Greeks encountered and absorbed other people - already in worship to a deity that was her likeness - into their civilization.
Who does the Temple of Artemis belong to?
It belongs to the Greeks, for they built the structure, FOR worshiping the goddess Artemis. Many people would think that temples belong to the gods that are worshiped inside, but actually, it's not. It's just a sacred ground for believers of the god to worship the god. The temple is a property of the Greeks.
Why did they decide to built temple of Artemis?
To worship and glorify Artemis.
Who was worshiped at the Temple of Artemis?
The Temple of Artemis was built as a place to worship the goddess Artemis.
Why was Temple of Artemis at Ephesus built?
To worship Artemis, the goddess. That is what temples are for.
Who did Artemis worship?
Artemis was a goddess herself so she wouldn't worship any of the other gods. She would see them as her equals.
What did the Greeks call Diana?
Artemis.
Did Artemis have more then 1 name?
Artemis was known as Artemis to the Greeks and as either Diana or Selene to the Romans.
What was the temple of Artemis made for?
Artemis was a Greek Goddess, the virginal huntress and twin of Apollo, who supplanted the Titan Selene as goddess of the Moon. Of the Olympian goddesses who inherited aspects of the Great Goddess of Crete, Athena was more honored than Artemis at Athens. At Ephesus, a goddess whom the Greeks associated with Artemis was passionately venerated in an archaic, certainly pre-Hellenic cult image that was carved of wood and kept decorated with jewelry. It is assumed that it was made in worship of this goddess, identified by the Greeks to Artemis.
Where is a place of worship for Artemis?
The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus is one such ancient place.
Why did they worship Artemis at the Temple of Artemis?
Because she was the goddess of hunt and she was the goddess of the moon
