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Fick 1 Rachel Fick R. Melbourne English 9 (4) 30 Nov. 2018 Artemis Outline I.

Background a. Birth i. Her mother is Leto, father is Zeus, and twin brother is Apollo. (D’aulaires and D’aulaires 41) ii. Was born on Delos Island. (D’aulaires and D’aulaires 41) iii. Artemis helped her mother, Leto, give birth to Apollo 9 days later after she was born. (“Artemis,” Greek Mythology) b. Zeus i. Asked Zeus to remain a wild young maiden hunting through the woods forever and to never be forced to marry. (D’aulaires and D’aulaires 44) ii. Has 50 fleet nymphs and a pack of lop-eared hounds to hunt with at night given by her dad. (D’aulaires and D’aulaires 44) iii. Given arrows by Zeus that are as soft as moonbeams and brought painless death. (D’aulaires and D’aulaires 44)

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Stories a. Actaeon i. Loved to bathe after hunting. (D’aulaires and D’aulaires 44)

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Symbols a. Her symbols are a bow, arrows, stags, a hunting dog, and the moon (“Artemis,” Greek Gods) b. “Artemis also, in contrast to her brother Apollo, represented the night time of the day.” (Simon)

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Realm a. She rules over the hunt, forests, hills, the moon, and archery. (“Artemis,” Greek Gods) b. “She was also known as the goddess of wild animals, wilderness, childbirth and virginity.” (“Artemis,” Greek Gods) c. “Goddess of the hunt and all newborn creatures.” (D’aulaires and D’aulaires 41)

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Characteristics a. “A cold and pitiless Goddess.” (D’aulaires and D’aulaires 44) b. Artemis is depicted as a young, beautiful and vigorous huntress carrying a quiver with arrows and holding a bow and often accompanied by some animal. (“Artemis,” Greek Mythology) c. Roman name is Diana. (Nelson) d. “Artemis was vengeful and impulsive in nature but also very independent and confident which made her a fierce warrior and often uncontrollable by other gods and goddesses.” (Simon)

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Works Cited “Artemis.” Greek Gods and Goddesses, Greek Gods and Goddesses, 19 Sept. 2014, greekgodsandgoddesses.net/goddesses/artemis/. Accessed 20 Nov. 2018. “Artemis.” Greek Mythology, GreekMythology.com, 15 Nov. 2018, www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Artemis/artemis.html. Accessed 20 Nov. 2018. D'aulaires, Ingri, and Edgar D'aulaires. D'aulaires' Book of Greek Myths. [New York], Delacorte Press, 2003. Nelson, Ken. “Greek Mythology: Artemis.” Ducksters, Technological Solutions, Inc., 2018, www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/artemis.php. Accessed 20 Nov. 2018. Šimon, Borut. “Artemis.” GreekGods.Org, Šimon, Borut, 2018, www.greek-gods.org/olympiangods/artemis.php. Accessed 20 Nov. 2018....