Artemis
(Diana)
The goddess of the hunt, animals, and
protector of the people.
Myth of Acteon
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Acteon was a hunter who one day came across
Artemis bathing. He watched her with
admiration and Artemis saw him doing so. She
turned him into a stag, and also set his pack of
hounds on him.
The myth of Niobe
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Niobe was a mother of 12 children. She
thought she was more superior then Leto, the
mother of Apollo and Artemis. This upset
Artemis and Apollo so they killed all 12 of her
children.
The myth of Orion
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Orion was Artemis’s very first love. One day
Orion swam out in the ocean so far his head
looked like a rock. Apollo being jealous of his
sisters love challenged Artemis to shoot the
rock with her arrows. She shot the head of her
love Orion and killed him.
Background
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Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto; and
sister of Apollo.
Diana is her roman name.
Apollo and Artemis are twins.
She loved music, song, and dancing like her
brother Apollo.
She was born one day before her brother on an
island called Ortygia.
Hunting
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Artemis is known for her bow and arrows that
were made by Hephaestus.
She would go to uncultivated land with her
nymphs and hunt lions, panthers, hinds and
stags.
She also would protect the animals.
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Artemis was worshiped throughout Greece,
especially in Arcadia.
Artemis was pure and virginal.
She punished any of her nymphs who fell in
love and she punished any men who
approached her or her nymphs.
Artemis fell in love for her first time with
Orion.
The myths of Artemis are mostly represented
by love and hate relationships. Artemis has
hard times with men.
Class Questions
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What is Artemis’s roman name?
Who is Artemis the daughter of?
Who is Artemis’s twin?
Who’s 12 children did Artemis and Apollo
kill?
What was the hunters name that saw Artemis
bathing naked?
Who was Artemis’s first love?
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Presentation by: John Flynn, Josh Adams, and
Josh Tipton