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Hi all
Try this website you might enjoy it, you have a questionare that line you up with a Goddess mine is Artemis so she will be this weeks Goddess
http://www.paleothea.com/quiz.html
She is a strong protectress, aware of her own power - and not likely to let anyone take it from her. Artemis, endowed with the precociosity of all the gods, sat on Zeus' knee not long after her birth and demanded of him a long list of things: 50 lop-eared hounds, 50 wood nymph followers, a silver bow with painless silver arrows, and his word to never force her into marriage. Not bad . . .
The Birth of the Twins
Artemis (as well as her twin brother, Apollo) was the daughter of the goddess Leto and the Big Dude (Zeus). Now, Hera wasn't too happy about her hubby, Zeus, messing around on her like that, and sent all sorts of horrible things after Leto She also made a decree that Leto could not be allowed to rest anywhere on solid ground. Eventually, Leto made it to the island of Delos and could rest there (as it escaped Hera's decree that Leto couldn't rest on solid ground, it was a floating island). But even there, Hera forbid Ilythia, the Goddess of Childbirth, to come to her. Eventually, the gods bribed Hera with a beautiful necklace, and Eilithia went to Leto. Some stories say that Artemis, the first born, was a relatively easy birth, but her brother definitely wasn't. And so immediatly after she was born, Artemis became her mother's midwife and after like nine hours, brought her brother into the world. So, since then, Artemis has been considered a Protectress of Childbirth.
Artemis' Bad Side
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Even though Artemis had sweet and loving beginnings, and indeed, she could love most intensely, she could also be very cold and unforgiving. This is a very god-like trait that every god and goddess has, at some point, displayed. One well-known story of her chilly personality has to do with the hunter Actaeon. So Artemis had just had a long day of hunting, and was sweaty and gross, and ready for a nice bath. This was deep in the woods in a sacred pool, and it wasn't very likely that anyone would come upon her. But people of Actaeon's family had a history of bad luck, and he did just that. Now, every man knows that if you see a naked goddess (unless it is Aphrodite, or she invites you to see her naked) you run away, and PRAY that she doesn't notice. But either Actaeon wasn't very bright or he was so enraptured by her beauty that he didn't move. What he did was stare. Bad idea. Artemis heard him, turned around, and in fury threw water at him. As the thre droplets hit him, he was transformed into a stag. At that, Artemis whistled for his hounds, and they ripped their unfortunate master apart.
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Loyalty to Leto
Artemis and her brother were passionate. And one person they both loved dearly, beyond each other ), was their mother Leto. The twins loved and defended their mother with a passion unparalleled, and woe to the god or mortal who offended her. One such woman was named Niobe. She had the gall to complain loudly that people paid too much respect to Leto. She cried that Leto had only two children, where she had seven boys and seven girls. Once the twins heard they came to her house and Apollo shot everyone of the boys with his golden arrows of extreme pain. Artemis shot the girls with her painless silver arrows, and they all lay down on their beds and died. Some stories say that the youngest girl, Chloris, was spared, but it is unclear why. Niobe wept uncontrollably, and I think some kind god turned her into a rock.
DON'T INSULT A GODDESS
Like most goddesses, Artemis was not happy when she was insulted. It is a generally good rule to follow, that one should not insult the gods by calling them names or even by comparing oneself to their beauty, skill, or anything else. Chione, bore the penalty for daring to compare herself to Artemis. She asked Apollo to tell her she was more beautiful than the goddess. This he would not do , but Artemis found out, and shot Chione. She also killed Ethemea for not sacrificing to her. Another example was when someone forgot to sacrifice to her and she sent the Calydonian Boar to ravage everything. A girl named Gerana was turned into a crane for talking smack.
Protectress of Maidens?
There are two versions of this story, but the more well-known, and generally accepted version, is pretty grim. It has to do with Iphigenia. Upon expert shooting of a deer, declared that even Artemis couldn't do it better! Bad move. Also, Iphigenia's grandad had welched on a sacrifice he was supposed to make so that didn't help matters. Anyway, time passes, and the Trojan War is about to start led by our own Agamemnon. The sea goes crazy and it becomes quite clear that Artemis is making answer to their leader. Agamemnon is forced to sacrifice Iphigenia, more or less, and sends her off to die. Now see, that seems highly problematic to me, because ain't this goddess supposed to be protecting dewy virgins? The Greeks were divided on this. Some say she died believing to the last she was gonna marry Achilles. Some say that Artemis turned her into Hecate. And some say that at the very last second, Artemis substituted the girl's body with a deer's and Iphigenia went off to become a minor goddess. Really, it's hard to tell, but it's easy to see that Artemis had a lot of different perceptions, and was no wilting flower.
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Leader of the Pack
In addition to being a strong goddess in her own right, with all the foibles that accompany that, Artemis was also the leader of a band of wood nymphs (Draiads). These nymphs, like Artemis, were sworn to chastity. So when they got raped, or chose to mess around, there were some pretty serious consequences. One story is that of Callisto. Callisto had the misfortune to be raped by Zeus, and Hera turned her into a bear that Artemis promptly shot. There are a few questions about whether or not Artemis knew who she shot, but most people think she knew. Or at least I think so. There are other nymphs and women who suffered similar fates, but I will not go into them.
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Orion and Artemis
I will not tell the whole story of Orion here, since there are many myths connected to him. Instead I will only discuss his relationship with Artemis. In my favorite version, Artemis starts really digging hanging out with Orion 'cuz he's like super-hunter dude. Now, Orion was sleeping with Eos - who was known for digging on guys already - and Apollo got worried about the chastity of his sister, and started worrying that Artemis would be as taken in as Eos. That doesn't really appear to be the case, but Apollo was jealous, so he went and arranged with Gaia to send this crazy big scorpion after him. Now, some say that this animal was just too much for Orion and killed him . Another version says that Orion ran away from the scorpion - or rather, swam away to Eos' island, hoping that the Goddess of Dawn would protect him. But then Apollo told his sister that the figure bobbing in the sea was a villain who had just seduced one of her priestesses. Then he challenged her to hit the bobbing object. She did, and killed her friend unknowingly. She tried to get Asclepius to revive him, but Zeus destroyed him before he got the chance. And so ended Artemis' only romance before it could begin.
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Have a wonderful day
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Okay, this is weird. I just did the test, and I came out as both Hestia and Artemis - they say at the bottom that if two windows open, there was a tie.
The odd thing is that both were virgins! That's REALLY odd, but really quite true as I do have a wilder... erm... slight promiscuous tendency, but at the same time I tend to be prude as well.
But the test and it's results are pretty accurate!
Love 'n Light 'n Abundance |
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Interesting result. off course most of the web based "tests" such as these are only marginally accurate, they can tell you for example in this case which Goddess, matches your peronality, but not so much which God/Goddess you have a true personal connection to.
"Life's journey is not to arrive at the end safely in a well preserved body, but rather to slide in sideways totally worn out shouting, "holy sh*t...what a ride!" |
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Absolutely true, Ammon. But why don't we put it out there that someone should come up with such a test?
I hereby take that thought and gently blow it on to the Universe... Please answer us clearly and loudly with your results. We could all do with a proper test like that, preferrably but not limited to an online quizz/test.
Love 'n Light 'n Abundance |
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a very noble idea but it whould be very difficult to try and find all the aspects of someones personality. |
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