Greek Gods/Goddesses Username: Erika_Kim_6F Password:*************
Name: Artemis, Diana Goddess of… Hunt, Moon, Night, Childbirth, protecter of animals Relatives: Zeus(Father), Leto(Mother), Apollo(Brother/twin) Personality Traits: VERY COMPLEX…and athletic Compassionate-vengeful Nurturing-destructive Nice-bloody
Domain: Moon (identified with Selene) Symbol: MANY Bear, boar, deer, dogs, crescent moon/new moon, moonstone, anemones, fir tree, clouds…
Weapon: Bow and Arrow Made by Cyclops Special Powers: Turn men into animals (she turned Acteon into a stag), power to deceive one’s eye (she made two cyclops kill each other), make any wild animal obey her ( the kcaledonian boar)
Artemis and Acteon- Acteon saw Artemis bathe in water, not stopping himself since she was too pretty. Artemis and the Children of Niobe- Niobe boasted to Leto that she had fourteen children while Leto had only two. Artemis killed the daughters and Apollo killed the sons. Birth of Artemis and Apollo- Leto gave birth to Artemis and Apollo on an island called Delos.
The Calydonian Boar- Artemis sent out the Calydonian Boar to stop the Calydonian hunt, which a lot of peole took part of. Meleager killed it. Artemis and her wishes- Young Artemis asked her father to grant her six wishes: remain pure for eternity (no marriage), wanted hounds to accompany her and stags to guide her chariot, wanted nymphs to be her companions, wanted to have a silver bow identical to her twin, Apollo.
FACTS One myth said that Hera put a curse on Leto when she found out that Leto was pregnant. The curse was only allowed to give birth in the dark. She went in a cave and gave birth. One of the three goddesses in which Aphrodite had no power over. (maiden)