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Artemis

Typical forms instantly

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  Potnia theoron, 850-800 BC
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  650 BC
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  7th century BC
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  Potnia theoron, 620-590 BC
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  6th century BC
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  460-450 BC
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  450-425 BC
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  Kourothophos, 430-400 BC
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  360 BC, slightly archaized
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  4th century BC
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  Roman copy after 4th century BC Greek orginal
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  350 BC
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  350-330 BC
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  Brauron, 4th or 3rd century BC
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  2nd century BC
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  Artemis Diadoumena, 100 BC
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  of Ephesus
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  of Ephesus

Artemis in ancient art

Pottery

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  850-800 BC
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  700-675 BC
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  680-670 BC
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  640 BC
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  6250-600 BC
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  560-550 BC
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  Apollo and Artemis near altar, 490 BC
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  Apollo and Artemis, 470 BC
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  Artemis making an offering, 470-460 BC
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  Artemis pouring a libation, 460–450 BC
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  460-450 BC
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  Artemis (left), altar with palm-tree, Apollo, 450 BC
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  Artemis with hinds, 450-425 BC
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  250-200 BC

Small terracottas

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  650 BC
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  500-480 BC
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  430-400 BC
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  320 BC

Reliefs

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  650 BC
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  Potnia theron, 620-600 BC
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  Assembly of gods, 525 BC
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  Brauron, late 6th century BC
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  400 BC
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  Artemis with two satyrs preparing victim, 225-200 BC

Votive reliefs of Bruron

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  350 BC
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  340 BC
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  350-330 BC

Statues

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  750 BC
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  Brauron, 7th century BC
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  7th century BC
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  7th century BC
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  Chryselephantine torso, Delphi, 550 BC
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  490-480 BC
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  360 BC, slightly archaized
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  4th century BC, maybe ca 350 BC
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  4th century BC, maybe ca 350 BC
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  Artemis Ariccia, Roman copy after Greek orginal 450-400 BC
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  Roman copy after 4th century BC Greek orginal
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  Artemis Colonna, Roman copy after Classical Greek orginal
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  Brauron, 4th or 3rd century BC
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  3rd century BC
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  2nd century BC
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  2nd century BC
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  Artemis Diadoumena, 100 BC
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  1st century AD
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  from Herculaneum
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  3rd century AD

Atributes

Bow

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  475 BC
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  460-450 BC
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  460-450 BC
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  460-450 BC

Hind

or doe or deer

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  Brauron, late 6th century BC
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  Apollo, deer, palm-tree, Leto
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  Artemis with hinds, 450-425 BC

Functions and roles

Potnia theron

The Lady of animals

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  850-800 BC
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  700-675 BC
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  700-675 BC
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  7th century BC
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  620-600 BC
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  625-600 BC
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  620-590 BC
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  560-550 BC

Kourotrofos

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  500-480 BC
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  430-400 BC

Artemis Bendis

Thracian form

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  Artemis stands on the right, 400-375 BC
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  Artemis stands on the left, 380–370 BC
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  350 BC
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  3rd century BC

Artemis of Ephesus

Beautiful Artemis of the Ephesians, Roman Age works after archaic Greek and Ephesian tradition

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  Ephesus
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  Ephesus
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  Ephesus
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  modern restoration by Giuseppe Valadier
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  Athens, 1st century BC

Artemis and Apollo

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  Apollo, deer, palm-tree, Leto
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  Apollo and Artemis near altar, 490 BC
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  Apollo and Artemis, 470 BC
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  415-400 BC

Artemis and the others

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  Athena, Herakles, hind, Artemis, 540–530 BC
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  Apollo, Tityos, Leto, Artemis, 515 BC
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  Artemis and Hermes, late archaic
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  Artemis and Actaeon (Aktaion), 450-440 BC
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  Artemis and Ifigenia, 400-390 BC
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  Artemis and Dionysos, 360-350 BC
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  Artemis and Orion
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  Orion and Artemis

Temples

Main temples

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  Delos, 7th-2nd century BC on place of sanctuary from the Mycenaean times
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  Brauron, 6th-5th century BC
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  Brauron in Attika, 6th-5th century BC
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  Altar of brauron
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  Ephesus, ruins of a greek temple at an older cult place
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  Letoon in Lykia (in the middle), late 6th century BC

Ritual pottery of Brauron

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  Girls dancing around the altar for Artemis, 500 BC
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  Women around altar, fire, 500 BC
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  Girl near the altar, 500 BC
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  Women dancing around altar, late archaic
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  Girls come to altar, 5th century BC
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  Women with torches near altar, Classical times

Arktoi at Brauron

so-called arktoi, she-bears, Teddy bears

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  320 BC
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  300-275 BC
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  small bear, 4th century BC

Other old temples of Artemis

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  Korfu (Kerkyra), with masive altar
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  Epidauros
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  Sardes

Analogies and echoes

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  Cranach, 1530
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  Rubens, Endymion, 1636
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  1664
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  from Linnaeus Fauna Svecica, 1746
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  1909

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