What breed was Artemis's dogs?

Answer 1

Pan, it is said, gave to Artemis;

Two dogs black-and-white.

Three reddish.

One spotted.

Seven Kynosourian [Arkadian breed] females as fast as the wind.

Callimachus, Hymn 3 to Artemis

The number varies, however, after.

Answer 2

Artemis's hounds are not often given a single type of breed;

Callimachus, Hymn 3 to Artemis 86 ff :

"And speedily again thou [the child Artemis] didst go to get thee hounds; and thou camest to the Arkadian fold of Pan. And he was cutting up the flesh of a lynx of Mainalos [mountain in Arkadia] that his bitches might eat it for food. And to thee [Artemis] the Bearded God gave two dogs black-and-white, three reddish, and one spotted, which pulled down very lions when they clutched their throats and haled them still living to the fold. And he gave thee seven Kynosourian [Arkadian breed] female dogs swifter than the winds - that breed which is swiftest to pursue fawns and the hare which closes not his eyes; swiftest too to mark the lair of the stag and where the porcupine hath his burrow, and to lead upon the track of the gazelle."

Answer 3

There is no myth that would support this idea, but since the goddess Artemis was the Lady of Wild Things, she might have a way of communicating with animals.

Answer 4

On her third birthday, the goddess Artemis received a pack of Pan's best hounds to hunt with.

Answer 5

They were not named.