Artemis (Diana)

Artemis in Wikipedia

Artemis was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities. Some scholars believe that the name, and indeed the goddess herself, was originally pre-Greek.[1] Homer refers to her as Artemis Agrotera, Potnia Theron "Artemis of the wildland, Mistress of Animals".[2] In the classical period of Greek mythology, Artemis (Greek: (nomin...

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Artemis in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（*)/Artemis), one of the great divinities of the Greeks. Her name is usually derived from ἀρτεμής, uninjured, healthy, vigorous; according to which she would be the goddess who is herself inviolate and vigorous, and also grants strength and health to others. (Plat. Cratyl. p. 406b. ; Strab. xiv. p.635; Eustath. ad Hom. pp. 32, 577, 1732.) Acc...

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