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How did Artemis get to Earth?

She was born on earth, a island called Ortygia.


Where exactly was Artemis born?

Artemis is usually said to be born on the island Ortygia by Leto. However, like her twin Apollo, Delos is also called her birthplace.


Where did Leto bear her children?

Most myths say that the South Wind carried Leto first to the island of Ortygia, where she gave birth to Artemis. Artemis grew up instantly then carried her mother to the island of Delos where she gave birth to Apollo.


Who made the floating island of Delos in Greek?

Asteria, sister of Leto (mother of Apollo/Artemis) was pursued by the god Zeus. She fled his advances, transforming herself into a quail and leaping into the sea where she became the island of Delos. Apollo was later born on Delos; Artemis, who is given to be born in the grove Ortygia near Ephesos in Lykia (Lycia) (western Anatolia). Ortygia means "grove of quail"; Ortygia is also mentioned be be a ancient name of Delos. Or the nurse of Artemis and Apollo.


Where was Artemis borned?

She was born in Ortygia UNLIKE her twin brother, Apollo.


Where did leto give birth to her two children?

Artemis was born on Ortygia; and Apollo on Delos.


Where was the greek goddess Artemis a resident of?

She was born on the island of Ortygia or Delos. There is no particular place identified as her home, though Mount Olympus was said to be the home of all the gods.


What is one story about Artemis?

* Leto pregnant with Artemis and Apollon, fled heaven, and landed on the island of Ortygia in the form of a quail. There she birthed Artemis, who assisted her mother with the delivery of her twin brother Apollon.


Where did Artemis grow up?

Artemis was born on Ortygia, and traveled with Leto so she could give birth on rocky Delos. They then went to Olympus.


Where were leto children born?

Leto the Titan consort of Zeus bore Artemis on Ortygia, and Apollon on Delos.


How are Apollo and Artemis twins but they are born on different islands?

There are two versions to the myth. One is where Artemis was born first and helped Leto (her mother) with the birth of Apollo on the island of Delos. Leto had to give birth on Delos because Hera had forbidden her from giving birth on the mainland or on any island. Delos was neither because it was a floating island. The second version of the myth is that Leto was forced to give birth to Artemis on Ortygia going against Hera in the process.


How was the goddess Artemis born?

someone told me that Artemis was born form the her father Zueses passion for her mother Leto. and also I read in a book that Artemis was born one day before her brother Apollo. Her mother gave birth to her on the island of Ortygia, then, almost immediately after her birth, she helped her mother to cross the straits over to Delos, where she then delivered Apollo.