Death of Artemis. Artemis

Nikolay Kun

The eternally young, beautiful goddess was born on Delos at the same time as her brother, golden-haired Apollo. They are twins. The most sincere love, the closest friendship unites brother and sister. They also deeply love their mother Latona.

Gives life to everyone Artemis. She takes care of everything that lives on earth and grows in the forest and in the field. She takes care of wild animals, herds of livestock and people. She causes the growth of herbs, flowers and trees, she blesses birth, wedding and marriage. Greek women make rich sacrifices to the glorious daughter of Zeus Artemis, who blesses and gives happiness in marriage, heals and sends diseases.

Eternally young, beautiful as a clear day, the goddess Artemis, with a bow and quiver over her shoulders, with a hunter’s spear in her hands, happily hunts in shady forests and sunlit fields. A noisy crowd of nymphs accompanies her, and she, majestic, in short hunter’s clothing, reaching only to the knees, quickly rushes along the wooded slopes of the mountains. Neither a timid deer, nor a timid fallow deer, nor an angry boar hiding in the reeds can escape from her arrows that never miss. Her nymph companions hurry after Artemis. Cheerful laughter, screams, and barking of a pack of dogs can be heard far away in the mountains, and the mountain echo answers them loudly. When the goddess gets tired of the hunt, she hurries with the nymphs to the sacred Delphi, to her beloved brother, the archer Apollo. She is resting there. To the divine sounds of Apollo's golden cithara, she dances with muses and nymphs. Artemis, slender and beautiful, walks ahead of everyone in the round dance; she is more beautiful than all the nymphs and muses and taller than them by a whole head. Artemis also loves to relax in cool, green grottoes, far from the eyes of mortals. Woe to him who disturbs her peace. This is how young Actaeon, the son of Autonoia, daughter of the Theban king Cadmus, died.

Actaeon

Based on Ovid's poem "Metamorphoses"

One day Actaeon was hunting with his comrades in the forests of Cithaeron. It was a hot afternoon. The tired hunters settled down to rest in the shade of a dense forest, and young Actaeon, separating from them, went to seek coolness in the valleys of Cithaeron. He went out to the green, flowering valley of Gargafia, dedicated to the goddess Artemis. Plane trees, myrtles and firs grew luxuriantly in the valley; Slender cypress trees rose on it like dark arrows, and the green grass was full of flowers. A transparent stream gurgled in the valley. Silence, peace and coolness reigned everywhere. In the steep slope of the mountain, Actaeon saw a lovely grotto, all entwined with greenery. He went to this grotto, not knowing that the grotto often serves as a resting place for the daughter of Zeus, Artemis.

When Actaeon approached the grotto, Artemis had just entered there. She gave the bow and arrows to one of the nymphs and prepared to bathe. The nymphs took off the goddess’s sandals, tied her hair in a knot, and were about to go to the stream to scoop up some cold water, when Actaeon appeared at the entrance to the grotto. The nymphs cried out loudly when they saw Actaeon enter. They surrounded Artemis, they want to hide her from mortal sight. Just as the rising sun lights up the clouds with purple fire, so the goddess’s face glowed with anger, her eyes sparkled with anger, and she became even more beautiful. Artemis was angry that Actaeon had disturbed her peace; in anger, Artemis turned the unfortunate Actaeon into a slender deer.

Branched horns grew on Actaeon's head. The legs and arms turned into the legs of a deer. His neck stretched out, his ears became pointed, and spotted fur covered his entire body. The timid deer took off in a hasty flight. Actaeon saw his reflection in the stream. He wants to exclaim: “Oh, grief!” - but he is speechless. Tears rolled from his eyes - but from the eyes of a deer. Only the human mind remained with him. What should he do? Where to run?

Actaeon's dogs sensed the scent of a deer; They did not recognize their owner and rushed after him with furious barking.

Through the valleys along the gorges of Kiferon, along the rapids of the mountains, through forests and fields, a beautiful deer rushed like the wind, throwing branchy antlers on its back, and dogs rushed after it. The dogs were getting closer and closer, so they overtook him, and their sharp teeth dug into the body of the unfortunate Actaeon the deer. Actaeon wants to shout: “Oh, have mercy! After all, it is I, Actaeon, your master!” - but only a groan escapes from the deer’s chest, and in this groan the sound of a man’s voice is heard. The deer Actaeon fell to his knees. Sorrow, horror and prayer are visible in his eyes. Death is inevitable - furious dogs tear his body apart.

Actaeon’s comrades who arrived in time regretted that he was not with them during such a happy catch. The marvelous deer was hunted down by dogs. Actaeon’s comrades did not know who this deer was. Thus died Actaeon, who disturbed the peace of the goddess Artemis, the only mortal who saw the heavenly beauty of the daughter of the thunderer Zeus and Latona.

In Greek mythology, Artemis is the Olympian goddess of hunting and wildlife. She is also known as a protector of young girls and their chastity. It was believed that she, possessing secret magic, could bring diseases to women or heal them, but only when she wanted. Artemis was vengeful and impulsive by nature, but also very independent and confident, which made her a fierce warrior.

She often defied the control of other gods and goddesses. Her anger destroyed everything around her, everyone understood and felt the strength of her discontent. Artemis, unlike her brother Apollo, represented the night time of the day, spending most of her time in the forests and plains.

Artemis, being the virgin goddess of chastity, wildlife and fertility, is present both in mythical tales and in the religious rites of the ancient Greeks. Despite this, her origins have a slightly foreign flavour, as evidenced by the fact that there is no convincing Greek etymology for her name.

The character of Artemis is elegantly summarized and reflected in the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, which states:

“Aphrodite cannot, with her sweet speeches and melodious laughter, tame young Artemis, the huntress with golden hair; for she loves archery, chasing wild animals in the mountains, lyrical songs and round dances, dark forests and the noise of nature, cruel reprisals against dishonest people.” .

Artemis was known by different names throughout the Hellenistic world, probably because her cult was a syncretic one that mixed different deities and rites into a single form.

Some of these epithets include:

Agrotera - goddess of hunters;
Amarinthia - from a festival in her honor, originally held at Amarinthus in Euboea;
Cynthia is another geographical reference, this time her birthplace on Mount Sinth on Delos;
Kourotrofos - youth nurse;
Lochia - goddess of women in labor and midwives;
Parthenia - "maiden";
Phoebe is a feminine form from an epithet of her brother Apollo (Phoebus);
Potnyan Theron is the patroness of wild animals.

Birth of a goddess

Artemis was the daughter of Zeus and the goddess Leto and had a twin brother named Apollo. Zeus fell deeply in love with the beautiful Leto, and after one of his many extramarital affairs, Leto became pregnant with his divine offspring. Unfortunately for her, news of this predicament reached Hera (Zeus's justifiably jealous wife), who vindictively declared that her husband's mistress was forbidden to give birth on land.

Hera ordered one of her maids to make sure that Leto did not dare disobey this cruel decree. Summer, driven from everywhere, was already desperate, but she was lucky enough to stumble upon the small rocky island of Delos, which was not tied to the mainland. This piece of land turned out to be her sister Asteria, who turned into an island to avoid the embrace of Zeus. Summer swore to the island that if he did not drive her away, she would glorify it with the most majestic temple. Thus were born the divine children of Leto. Artemis was born first, followed by Apollo, and Artemis contributed to the successful delivery of her mother. It was after this that Artemis became known as the patroness of women giving birth.

Childhood

Unlike her twin, whose youthful exploits are depicted in many sources, Artemis's childhood is relatively underrepresented (especially in older classical materials). However, one story depicting this period survives in a poem by Callimachus (c. 305 BC - 40 BC), which whimsically describes a conversation between the goddess (then a very small girl) and Zeus, her benevolent father. She spoke to him the following words:

“Let me preserve my virginity, Father, forever: and give me many names, so that Phoebus (brother Apollo) cannot compete with me. Give me arrows and a bow, let me wear a knee-length tunic belted with a wide ribbon so that I can kill wild animals. Give me the duty of bringing light, and give me sixty daughters of Oceanus for my retinue, and another twenty innocent nymphs who will look after my hunting dogs and feed them if I do not hunt. Give me, Father, the mountains of the whole world and the city that you want, so that I can be known in it and revered like no other of all the gods.”

Given the etiological nature of such a catalog of desires, it is not surprising that this list reflects various elements of the myths of the goddess (from her sexual abstinence and her association with virgin handmaidens, her status as a nature deity (or hunter) and her role as an assistant in childbirth).

Appearance in works of art

The oldest depictions of Artemis in Greek archaic art depict her as Potnia Theron ("Queen of the Beasts"). Artemis is often depicted as a young, beautiful huntress holding a bow with both hands as she takes aim at her target. In some works of art she is depicted as a winged goddess holding a deer, leopard or lion. Other works of art also link her to the moon, depicting her sitting on the moon or showing her hunting under the moonlight.

Artemis' Wrath and Revenge

In many mythical tales, Artemis is characterized as a completely unforgiving and vengeful being, sending death to any mortal who insults her. However, it should be noted that many of these seemingly heartless executions follow well-established patterns in the general moral structure represented by Greek chants and texts.

In a shared myth with her twin brother Apollo, she kills Niobe's seven daughters, who mocked Leto that she only had two children, while Niobe herself had seven sons and seven daughters. This offended Leto, and she sent Apollo and Artemis to kill all fourteen of Niobe's children. Artemis killed her daughters in cold blood in a matter of seconds with her bow and arrows, just as her twin brother dealt with her sons.

Artemis also participated in the murder of the great Aloadai brothers. Having learned of their evil intentions to overthrow the gods, and that they had kidnapped Ares and kept him prisoner for over a year, she tricked the giants by planting a deer between them. In an effort to kill the animal, they struck each other with their spears.

In the myth, where the hunter Aktaion accidentally saw her naked while bathing, she instantly turned him into a deer and the hunter was eaten by his own dogs.

In another myth, where Oineus, the king of Calydon, forgot to give the first fruits on the day of the annual sacrifice, Artemis sent a ferocious wild boar of enormous size to destroy the herds and the city. Residents of the city began to fight back. With the help of the goddess Atalanta and the best hunters from other countries, they were able to defeat the beast and kill it. Artemis carefully and purposefully planned the discord between the camps that were helping to hunt the boar. They could not agree on the share of the giant beast, and soon a rage broke out between them, which led to numerous casualties.

Artemis was also angry with Agamemnon, who killed her sacred deer and boasted of being a better hunter than the goddess herself. Therefore, Artemis stopped the wind, and the troops led by Agamemnon were stuck in the Boeotian harbor. Agamemnon later, on the advice of the seer Calchas, gave his daughter Iphigenia to Artemis as a sacrifice, thereby making up for his stupidity.

Artemis "Goddess of Light"

The Greek goddess Artemis was often associated with the moon, especially the crescent or "new" moon. Phoebe was one of the many names she was called by. The name Phoebe means "light" or "bright".

Artemis "Goddess of Light" had a divine duty to illuminate the darkness. Artemis was often depicted as a candle or torch, lighting the way for others, leading them through unfamiliar places.

In Greek mythology, Artemis, despite her "savagery" (her refusal to conform to tradition) and her fierce independence, was depicted as one of the compassionate healing gods. Of all the Greek goddesses, she was the most self-sufficient, living life on her own terms, comfortable both in solitude and in holding the reins of power. She was one of the most revered and ancient Greek deities in the Olympic pantheon. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (located in western Turkey) was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Magic

In magic, Artemis is called to help in marriage and the birth of children. She is the Deity of the Moon and Fertility, bestowing happiness on women.

Day: Monday
Color: silver, blue, white, brown.
Attributes: bow and arrows, wormwood, snake, she-bear.
Stones: pearls, labradorite, garnet, moonstone.

Artemis, whom the Romans called Diana, was the goddess of the hunt, the forest, the hills and the moon. She is most often depicted with a quiver and a bow (she always hit the mark), often in a chariot pulled by six deer, and also with hunting dogs.

Artemis was the daughter of Zeus, twin sister of Apollo. She was a virgin all her life and was worshiped throughout Ancient Greece. She was a vindictive person, despite the fact that she had her favorites. She was a proud and vain goddess who took revenge on everyone who dared to declare that he was better or more beautiful than her.

Huntress

Artemis was the Greek goddess of hunting, wild animals, nature, childbirth, virginity, and the protector of young girls. She could both induce illnesses in women and alleviate them. She was often depicted as a huntress, with a bow and arrow. She wore a knee-length tunic that allowed her to hunt in the long grass.

Six wishes

As a child, Artemis asked her father Zeus to grant her six wishes - to remain a virgin forever; have many names to distinguish her from her brother Apollo; to be a harbinger of light; have a bow and arrows and a knee-length tunic to be able to hunt; have 60 "daughters of Okeanos" - all nine years old - to become her choir; and have 20 nymphs as maids to look after her dogs and bow while she sleeps. She did not want a city dedicated to her, but wanted to rule the mountains and forests, and also help women ease the pain during childbirth. Zeus was so moved that he gave her everything she asked for.

Ursa

Artemis was worshiped throughout ancient Greece, and many scholars trace her cult back to ancient bear worship. The bear is generally present often in her mythology, for example, when Zeus, posing as Artemis, corrupted one of her 80 nymphs - Callisto, Artemis got angry and turned her into a bear because she could not preserve her purity and innocence. Feeling guilty, Zeus sent the poor nymph to heaven as the constellation Ursa Major, or Ursa Major.

Apollo's twin

Artemis was the twin sister of Apollo from father Zeus and mother Leto. Zeus's wife was so angry with her husband that she forbade Leto to give birth on "solid ground" or on the island. Summer found the floating island of Delos and gave birth there. Artemis was born first and immediately helped her mother with the birth of her brother, despite the fact that she was only a few minutes old. So she became the patroness of childbirth.

She killed Adonis

Artemis killed the god of love and passion, Adonis, by sending a wild boar to kill him, all because he boasted that he was a better hunter than her. According to other sources, Artemis killed him in revenge for the fact that Aphrodite arranged the death of Hippolytus, the favorite of the goddess of the hunt.

Like a maiden

Although many courted her and even tried to force her, Artemis remained a virgin her entire life. Because of this, the shameless Greek gods wanted her even more. The only one who managed to get her attention was her hunting companion Orion. But while hunting with Artemis and her mother Leto on the island of Crete, he declared that he would kill all the animals on earth. Gaia, the goddess of the earth, did not like this, and she sent a huge scorpion to attack him. After his death, Zeus placed him in the sky, where he is still one of the brightest constellations.

Actaeon

Actaeon was Artemis's hunting partner. One day, while hunting in the forest, he saw Artemis bathing in a sacred spring. Actaeon liked the naked girl and tried to take possession of her. Artemis became furious and turned him into a deer. This deer was later torn to pieces by Actaeon's own hunting dogs.

Lady of Ephesus

The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, Turkey, was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. At the center of the cult is the image of the goddess as the “Lady of Ephesus” - this is how she was depicted with a large number of breasts. Of the 121 stone columns that once supported this magnificent structure, only one remains.

Trojan War

Artemis played a significant role in the Trojan War, as did her twin brother Apollo, the patron saint of the city. Artemis was also revered in Troy. According to the Iliad, Artemis became entangled with Hera, the wife of Zeus, when the divine allies of the Greeks and Trojans became embroiled in conflict. Hera hit Artemis on the ear with her quiver, causing all the arrows to fall out. While Artemis ran to Zeus in tears, Leto collected arrows and a bow.

Khione

Khione was the princess of Pokis and so beautiful that two gods (Apollo and Hermes) fell in love with her. However, she was proud and boasted that she was more beautiful than Artemis, because two gods fell in love with her at once. Artemis became furious and made her mute by shooting an arrow at Khione's tongue.

Aura

Aura was the goddess of the breeze and cool air, as well as the huntress and virgin. She was proud of her innocence, but was careless when she said that Artemis had too much of a feminine body and also that she doubted her innocence. Artemis, who does not forgive anyone for mistakes, entered into a conspiracy with Nemesis - the spirit of divine punishment against those who went against the gods. They made Aura raped by Dionysus. Aura has gone crazy and turned into a dangerous killer. When she gave birth to twins, she ate one of them, and Artemis managed to save the second.

Type and attributes of the goddess Artemis. - Diana the huntress. - Punishment of Actaeon. - Nymphs of Artemis. - Goddess Artemis and nymph Callisto. - Type of Artemis of Ephesus. - Amazons.

Type and attributes of Artemis

Sister of the god Apollo - goddess Artemis in ancient Greek, or Diana in Latin, - was born at the same time as her brother. Apollo and Artemis were united by the closest friendship, and the ancient Greeks in their myths give them the same qualities and virtues. Even the facial features of Apollo and Artemis are similar, only in Artemis they are more feminine and rounded.

Artemis (Diana) - goddess of the hunt. The distinctive features of Artemis are a quiver, a golden bow and a torch. A deer and a dog are dedicated to Artemis.

On most ancient statues, the hair of Artemis (Diana) is tied into one knot at the back of the head, in the manner of Doric hairstyles. In archaic ancient Greek statues, the goddess Artemis appears dressed in long robes. In the era of the highest development of Hellenic art, Artemis is depicted covered with a short Doric shirt.

Most often in paintings, Artemis (Diana) is represented accompanied by her nymphs, scouring the forests in search of fleet-footed deer, or on a chariot, driven by chamois and deer.

Many coins have survived depicting the head of the goddess Artemis and her attributes.

One ancient Greek hymn praising Artemis (Diana) says that Artemis, as a child, asked her father Zeus to allow her to remain an eternal virgin, to give her a quiver and arrows and light short clothes that would not interfere with her running through the forests and mountains. Artemis also asked to be given sixty young nymphs, her constant hunting companions, and twenty others who would take care of Artemis’s shoes and dogs.

She does not want to own cities; Artemis is completely satisfied with one, because she will rarely stay in cities, preferring mountains and forests. But as soon as women expecting a child in the cities call on Artemis (Diana), Artemis will immediately rush to their aid, because the goddesses Moira () obliged Artemis to help these women because all the goddesses tried to help her mother Latona, when Latona the wrath of Hera (Juno) fell.

Diana the Huntress

The goddess Artemis (Diana), like the god Apollo, has many names: her name is Diana the Huntress, when she is, in the words of the Roman poet Catullus, “mistress of forests, mountains and rivers.”

The best statue of Diana the Huntress is considered to be the one in the Louvre; it is known as "Diana with a Hind", an addition to the famous statue of Apollo Belvedere. There are many repetitions of this statue, but the best of them is the one in the Louvre.

Modern sculptors also often depicted Diana the huntress, but sometimes, contrary to Greek traditions, they represented her naked, for example, the famous Houdon. Jean Goujon gave his Diana the 16th-century hairstyle and facial features of the famous favorite Diane de Poitiers.

Diana is called Diana of Arkadskaya when she bathes and frolics with her nymphs in the rivers and springs dedicated to her, and Diana Lutsina, or Ilithyia, when she helps with the birth of children.

In ancient art, the goddess Diana was never depicted naked, because, according to ancient myths, when the goddess Diana bathed, a mere mortal could not look at her with impunity; the myth of Actaeon confirms this.

Actaeon's Punishment

In one of the shady and cool valleys, dedicated to the goddess Artemis (Diana), a stream flowed between the banks covered with luxurious vegetation; Tired of hunting and the oppressive heat, the goddess loved to bathe in the clear water of this stream.

One day, the hunter Actaeon, by the will of an evil fate, approached this place precisely at the time when Artemis (Diana) and her nymphs were happily frolicking and splashing in the water. Seeing that a mortal was looking at them, the nymphs, emitting cries of horror, hurried to the goddess, trying to hide Artemis from immodest glances, but in vain: Artemis was a whole head taller than her companions.

The angry goddess splashed water on the head of the unfortunate hunter and said: “Go now and, if you can, boast that you saw Diana bathing.” Immediately, branched horns grew on Actaeon’s head, his ears and neck lengthened, his arms turned into thin legs, and his whole body was covered with hair. Overcome with horror, Actaeon runs and falls exhausted on the river bank. Actaeon sees in her the reflection of the deer into which he has turned, and wants to run further, but his own dogs rush at him and tear him to shreds.

In art, Actaeon was never depicted as a stag, but only with small antlers, indicating that the transformation into a stag had begun. Many painters used this mythological plot for their paintings: for example, eighty-year-old Titian painted his famous painting “Diana and Actaeon” for Philip II.

Filippo Lori, Pelenburg, Albano painted several paintings on the same theme. The French artist Lezuer painted the painting “Diana Caught in the Water” by Actaeon, which is very famous from reproductions. He took the moment when the frightened nymphs are trying to hide Diana, Actaeon stands on the bank of the stream, as if struck by the sight of such beauty.

The bathing of Diana and her nymphs served as a subject for many works of art of ancient and modern art. Rubens painted several paintings, Pelenburg seemed to choose this topic as his specialty, and Domenichino painted a very famous painting, which is now in the Villa Borghese in Rome.

Nymphs of Artemis

Goddess Artemis and nymph Callisto

The nymphs, companions of the goddess Artemis (Diana), are all doomed to remain virgins, and Artemis strictly monitors their morality. Having once noticed that the nymph Callisto did not keep her vow, Artemis mercilessly expels her.

A beautiful painting by Titian depicts the moment when the nymphs try to hide their friend from the angry gaze of the goddess.

Many artists of the Renaissance, including Rubens, Albano, Lezuer, interpreted the same mythological plot.

Jealous Hera (Juno), suspecting that Callisto enjoyed the favor of Zeus (Jupiter), turned Callisto into a bear, hoping that she would not escape from the arrows of the hunters, but Zeus, feeling sorry for Callisto, turned her into the constellation known as Ursa Major .

Type of Artemis of Ephesus

The cult of the goddess known as Artemis of Ephesus is of Asian origin. The goddess Artemis of Ephesus has nothing in common with the sister of Apollo.

According to mythology, the warlike Amazons erected a majestic temple in the city of Ephesus in Asia Minor. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was considered one of the seven wonders of the world. The Amazons established there the cult of this goddess, personifying the fertility of the earth.

In the temple of Artemis of Ephesus there was a statue of the goddess, reminiscent of a mummy in appearance; the bull heads with which Artemis of Ephesus is all covered are symbols of agriculture. In the hilt, a bee was dedicated to the goddess Artemis.

Amazons

The Amazons, who built the Temple of Artemis of Ephesus, played a large role in Greek myths.

The Amazons were a tribe of very warlike women, they obliged themselves to serve in the military and vowed to remain virgins for a certain time. When this period ended, the Amazons got married in order to have children. They occupied all public positions and performed all public duties.

Amazon husbands spent their lives at home, performing household duties and nannying children.

Ancient Greek sculptors, wanting to immortalize the Amazons and preserve their memory in posterity, organized a kind of competition with an award for the best Amazon statue. The highest award went to the statue of Polykleitos, and the second to Phidias.

On statues, Amazons are depicted mostly with bare arms and legs, wearing short clothes that expose one side of the chest.

Sometimes, however, Amazons were depicted in Phrygian caps and trousers; In this form, images of Amazons are found on the sarcophagi of heroes and on some painted antique vases.

The painting “The Battle of the Amazons” by Rubens, located in the Munich Pinakothek, is considered one of the best works of this great Flemish master.

The Amazons appear in all the heroic and national myths of the Greeks. The last time they were mentioned was in the Trojan War.

Hercules is the first hero to defeat the Amazons. A painted vase has been preserved, depicting the battle of the Amazons with the Greeks and the conqueror of the Amazons, Hercules, accompanied by the goddess Athena, Apollo and Artemis, the patroness of the Amazons.

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The ancient Greek goddess Artemis (Άρτεμις) occupied an important place among the gods of Olympus.

The daughter of Leto and Zeus, Artemis was the goddess of the hunt, queen of forests and mountains, patroness of small children and animals. She was considered an excellent hunter and animal protector. Artemis never fell in love, never got married, and was a virgin. That is why the Goddess is considered the patroness of maiden purity and chastity. Those who fell in love with her, saw her naked, or wanted to make her their wife were severely punished by the goddess herself.

Birth of Artemis

Artemis was the twin sister of Apollo, they were the fruit of the love relationship of Zeus and Leto. Zeus, the father of the gods, was blinded by the beauty of Leto (the goddess from the generation of the Titans) and seduced her. Jealous Hera, outraged by the countless infidelities of her husband, forbade all living things to let her onto solid ground and prevent her from giving birth in any way.

Zeus had to turn to Poseidon to help him find shelter for the Titanide. Poseidon immobilized the floating island, as a result of which Delos was formed, the island where Leto gave birth to the two gods Artemis and Apollo. After the birth of two Gods, Delos acquired the glory of the sacred.

Symbols of the goddess Artemis

The symbols of Artemis are the bow, arrow and crescent. Her sacred animals are deer, panthers, hawks and others. Sacred trees and plants of Artemis are willow, jasmine, beech, myrtle, amaranth, chamomile, hazel, yarrow, acacia, mandrake and rue.