Really? The lectures on Classical Mythology I listened to by Elizabeth Vandiver spoke of her as an uncontrollable deity. Plus...
She was the Hellenic goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity and young girls, bringing and relieving disease in women; she often was depicted as a huntress carrying a bow and arrows.
- Wikipeida
Yes, she is a protector of young/unmarried women and women bearing children. Considering the Greeks views on women in general, especially unmarried women not yet quite under control, essentially she protects women who are in a position of independence/power (sorta). There's a certain unpredictability associated with that, especially if you include the wild animal factor. Or at least... that is how it was explained to me by Elizabeth Vandiver. Artemis is also sometimes associated with bears, which I find funny. Dancing bears, anyone?
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Date: 1/16/11 09:16 pm (UTC)Really? The lectures on Classical Mythology I listened to by Elizabeth Vandiver spoke of her as an uncontrollable deity. Plus...
She was the Hellenic goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity and young girls, bringing and relieving disease in women; she often was depicted as a huntress carrying a bow and arrows.
- Wikipeida
Yes, she is a protector of young/unmarried women and women bearing children. Considering the Greeks views on women in general, especially unmarried women not yet quite under control, essentially she protects women who are in a position of independence/power (sorta). There's a certain unpredictability associated with that, especially if you include the wild animal factor. Or at least... that is how it was explained to me by Elizabeth Vandiver. Artemis is also sometimes associated with bears, which I find funny. Dancing bears, anyone?