M. Harsh
ENG 114
12/4/2011
Artemis
Artemis was the goddess of the hunt and animals. She was the twin sister of the big god Apollo and daughter of Leto. Artemis is usually seen as the huntress wielding her signature incline and arrow and usually portrayed as being following to or carrying a stag, however, she is widely renowned for being wizard of the only two virgin goddesses among the Olympian gods. Because she is pure, she is the most view goddess as she protects her virginity by any means necessary as well does she protect all the priestesses of her temples. Artemis may not be one of the most widely known goddesses but her component part in how we view powerful women today.
Artemis is not inherently Greek, as research indicates a female hunting figure date back to the Paleolithic Period (Powell 224). She is greatly revered and desire after by many men within her myths (such as Orion, the river god Alpheus, and many unnamed men and gods) but none could win her heart. This shows us that Artemis was truly independent and did not make to follow the normalcy of having a companion/husband, much alike(p) Athena. Unlike Athena, however, Artemis is still viewed as having her femininity. Today she would be viewed as the ultimate feminist and also the goal for every Christian woman as well.
One could imagine that Susan B. Anthony drew ecstasy from the myths and stories of Artemis in order to gain more rights for women.
Diana (the Roman resembling of Artemis) also known as the goddess of childbirth as well as being a huntress. In fact it was up to her if a woman would live or die during maternalism as her arrows were believed to cause disease. She was also responsible for the sudden demolition of women who were untrue or who have angered Artemis in or so way. An example would be the Queen Niobe, who boasted that she was greater than Leto because she bore cardinal children (six boys and six girls) compared to Letos two.
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