Artemis's symbol was not a stag, it was a golden hind. There were only five Golden Hinds, a gift of Taygeta to Artemis; the most famous is the Cerynitian Hinds which Heracles borrowed unharmed for his Labor.
Artemis punished Actaeon by turning him into a stag because he spied on the goddess while she and her nymphs were bathing. He was then torn up by his own hounds.
Actaeon saw the Greek goddess Artemis bathing and turned him into a stag and set his hunting dogs upon him.
Adult male chicken is called a stag
A stag would be called a cervus in Latin.
Yes, a stag is a male deer and the female is a hind
no it was jest a symbol
The stag or the she-bear and a bee.
She is goddess of the Hunt and forest animals, so it would make sense her symbol is a stag. A stag is a forest animal that is commonly hunted.
Golden bow & arrows; Deer (stag or hind)
Artemis is symbolized by a wild stag, a bear, a falcon, her silver bow, her silver arrows, and the crescent moon.Her symbol is a silver bow and arrow.
The stag is a forest animal, and Artemis was the goddess of forests and wildlife.
Artemis is symbolized by a wild stag, a bear, a falcon, her silver bow, her silver arrows, and the crescent moon.Her symbol is a silver bow and arrow.
One of Heracles labors was to retrieve the Cerynitian Hind; this golden horned deer was a animal sacred to Artemis.
Artemis the goddess has many symbols. They are a she-bear, her silver bow and arrow, a crescent moon, a stag, a cypress tree, and a falcon.
Artemis's symbols are the sliver bow and arrow, wild animals, and the moon.
The unlucky hunter that got turned into a stag by Artemis was Actaeon. He accidentally stumbled upon Artemis while the virgin huntress and her attendants were bathing. In revenge, Artemis turned him into a stag by splashing water on him. Then she sent his own hunting hounds on him. They tore him to pieces.
The goddess Artemis changed Actaeon into a stag. Actaeon accidentally stumbled upon Artemis and her followers while they were bathing. In revenge, Artemis turned him into a stag by splashing water on him. He was then torn to pieces by his own hounds.