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Pausanias believes that Kalliste (the most beautiful ) is a surname of Artemis carrying a torch. In Thessaly the distinctly local goddess Enodia with the surname Pheraia is identified with Hecate. [174] Artemis Pheraia was worshipped in Argos, Athens and Sicyon. [173]
Artemis (seated and wearing a radiate crown), the beautiful nymph Callisto (left), Eros and other nymphs. Antique fresco from Pompeii. In Greek mythology, Callisto (/ k ə ˈ l ɪ s t oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Καλλιστώ Ancient Greek pronunciation: [kallistɔ̌ː]) was a nymph, or the daughter of King Lycaon; the myth varies in such details.
Artemis and the Stag is an early Roman Imperial or Hellenistic bronze sculpture of the ancient Greek goddess Artemis. In June 2007 the Albright-Knox Art Gallery placed the statue into auction; it fetched $28.6 million, the highest sale price of any sculpture at the time.
However, in all traditions Artemis was a maiden goddess, and fiercely protective of her chastity; her priests and priestesses were similarly expected to lead pure and unblemished lives. [ 18 ] [ 20 ] In one well-known myth, Artemis transformed the hunter Actaeon into a stag after he discovered her bathing in the woods, so that no man could ...
Artemis, feeling sorry for the nymph, allowed her to escape Zeus's advances by turning her into a doe. Theophane: Sheep: Poseidon Theophane was a beautiful maiden whom Poseidon took away from all the other potential suitors and rivals in love.
The series focuses on four primary characters – Athena, Persephone, Aphrodite, and Artemis — as a diverse group of loyal friends. Athena is noted for her intelligence, Persephone is mysterious and kind, Artemis is bold and strong, and Aphrodite is "effortlessly beautiful".
Artemis has launched, but it couldn’t have taken off without help from these WA companies. Here’s how WA works on NASA’s Artemis project. WA companies are going to the moon.
The Farnese Artemis or Artemis of Ephesus is a 2nd-century AD sculpture of the ancient goddess Artemis of Ephesus. It is part of the Farnese Collection in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples ( Inv. numb. 6278).