It was not known in Greek myth.
It was not known in Greek myth.
Since Artemis was a mythological goddess, she was never 'born', she was only worshiped as a deity. However, according to mythology, Artemis was born on the island of Delos. She was born before her twin brother Apollo and was her mother's (Leto) midwife.
Yes, the 7th day of Thargelion, festival of Thargelia, is celebrated as the birthday of the goddess Artemis. It celebrated her as a forest and moon goddess.
Sometime in the Bronze Age, at the island of Delos, one day before her twin brother Apollo.
No, she was just associated with Selene the real moon goddess. It is said that she drove the moon chariot when it was a crescent moon. Another moon goddess was Hecate. Artemis, Selene, and Hecate made the Triple Goddesses of the moon. Artemis was the crescent moon, Hecate was the new moon and the dark side of the moon, and Selene was everything else.
It was not known in Greek myth.
Since Artemis was a mythological goddess, she was never 'born', she was only worshiped as a deity. However, according to mythology, Artemis was born on the island of Delos. She was born before her twin brother Apollo and was her mother's (Leto) midwife.
Yes, the 7th day of Thargelion, festival of Thargelia, is celebrated as the birthday of the goddess Artemis. It celebrated her as a forest and moon goddess.
Sometime in the Bronze Age, at the island of Delos, one day before her twin brother Apollo.
Each of the gods and goddesses had their own area of responsibility. There is no WHY as to who does what.It could be that she was born to be a hunter. She was always was good at hunting even as a baby she could kill a wild boar.Addition:All the Greek gods had their responsibilities from the day they were born.
Artemis is the goddess of hunt therefore she will still hunt. Mainly animal and keep their pelts as tropheys of the hunt. She would make an enviromentalist faint.
There is no modern day comparison to a Greek goddess who was worshiped by ancient people.
No, she was just associated with Selene the real moon goddess. It is said that she drove the moon chariot when it was a crescent moon. Another moon goddess was Hecate. Artemis, Selene, and Hecate made the Triple Goddesses of the moon. Artemis was the crescent moon, Hecate was the new moon and the dark side of the moon, and Selene was everything else.
If looking to Christianity, her equivalent may be Mary when looked at from the perspective that she is the holy virgin and often thought of as a goddess.
In ancient Greece, the 7th day of Thargelia was celebrated as the birthday of the twins Artemis and Apollo. Artemis was the goddess of the Hunt and forests. Apollo was the god of the sun, music, and poetry.
No one. Who you are thinking of is Actaeon, who was turned into a stag by the goddess Artemis. Actaeon was hunting in a wood one day and he stumbled into the goddess Artemis when she was bathing. Being a virgin goddess, she was furious, so she splashed water on him. The drops turned him into a stag as soon has they touched him. Then Artemis sent his own hounds on him. They tore him to pieces.
Artemis is influence by alot of people such as hunters around the globe and people still worship her by building a temple.