Goddess of the Hunt- Artemis (Diana)

Goddess of the Hunt- Artemis (Diana)

Invoking Diana

Poem on right

Gracious Goddess Diana, I am one of your children
I ask that on this night you listen to my words
Whether they are of thanks or of need
Be with me now Great Mother ..

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Facts

Had healing power, but sometimes spread diseases instead

Daughter of Leto and Zeus, sister of Apollo

Artemisia is derived from the goddess, which means genus of several plants

She was worshipped as second deity in Greek cities, but was number 1 in Asia Minor (now Turkey)

Diana is her Roman name

Artemis is her Greek name

Patronized by mothers in labor

Symbols: elephant, bee, clouds, crescent moon, turquoise, quartz, and iron

Roman goddess Diana

She wears the Crescent Moon on her head

The Myths

She helped her mother deliver her twin brother, Apollo when she was only a few minutes old
When Artemis was three, she asked her father for eternal virginty
Artemis killed Orion, her only love, with her arrow not knowing what she was aiming for

Ephesus

This temple was dedicated to Artemis

Artemis

A Lara Croft kind of woman www.9types.com/movieboard/ messages/10680.html

Associations

Places: Delos, Delphi, and Brauron

Animals, Plants: bear and deer

Objects: Moon and Bow and arrow

Attributes: Chasity, hunting, protecting youth, and childbirth

Moon Goddess

goodess of Fertility

Family Tree of Artemis

http://www.ancientgreece.com/mythology/mythology.htm

Diana Lucifera

This British Isles statue shows her grace and strength

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"I am the Mother without spouse, the Original Mother; all are my children, and therefore none has ever dared to approach me; the impudent one who attempts it shames the Mother --- and that is the reason for the curse."

Mythology of Artemis by Ashley Clair