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Artemis, High-Source-of-Water.
*T]MYS
[to Whom the ninth day of January, day 008, is dedicated]
Geography/Culture: Greece (from Asia-minor).
Linguistic Note: The meaning of Artemis is doubtful: it may be Strong-Limbed, from artemes; or She-Who-Cuts-Up, since the Spartans called Her Artamis, from artao; or Her name may mean The-Lofty-Covenor, from airo and themis; or the themis syllables may mean Water, because the moon was regarded as the source of all water.
Description: In pre-patriachal times She was a Great Goddess of the wilderness and
animal fertility; of the moon and stars; of lakes, rivers and marshes; of
trees and fertility in vegetation; of agriculture and the harvest; of healing
and purification; of women, childbirth and children; of marriage, family and the community; of defense and protection of Her people; of natural law and justice; of winds, prophesy, fate and death.
In patriachal times She became primarily Goddess of the hunt and celibacy; Protectress of young men and women.
Invocations, Pleas, Hymns and Other Homage to HER: Artemis.
Iconography: Artemis
To Whom Sacred: swan; quail; meleagris, guinea-hen (She is worshipped on the island of Leros as one); hind; bear; boar; goat; zebu; lion; silver-fir; ivy; torch; crescent-moon; bow and arrows; mural crown.
Festival: March 31. {This is the festival date of Roman Luna, and may not belong to Artemis}.
Titles/Variants, etc:
- Title Adrasteia, She-Whom-None-Can-Escape, Who is linked with Nemesis, Due-Enactment.
- Title Agrotera, Roaming-the-Wilds, Who is linked with Orthia, Upright.
- Title Aithiopia, Burnt-Face, below.
- Sur-Title Alpheia, Whiteness, Who is linked with Alphito, White-Goddess.
- The guinea-hen is also sacred to Althaia, She-Who-Makes-Grow, Who is linked with Eurynome, Wide-Wandering.
- The Lydian, Thracian form of Her name is Anaeitis, {Blameless-One}, Who is linked with Anahita, Immaculate-One.
- Title
Apagchomene
, Suspended-One.
- She is associated with (and perhaps bears the title of) Arethusa, The-Waterer, Who is linked with Alphito, White-Goddess.
- The Etruscan form of Her name is Aritimi, ----, below.
- Sur-title of Artemis, Arctos, She-Bear, Who is linked with Callisto, Fairest.
- Spartan language variant
Artamis
.
- Her name may be cognate with Celtic Artio, She-Bear, Who is linked with Ursel, She-Bear.
- Artemis-of-Ephesus is called Ephesaia, She-Whose-Court-is-Highest, in Her Cyclopedia, and Her Cycle of Transformations.
- Title Astateia, , below.
- Title and mortal emanation Atalanta, Unswaying, Who is linked with the Heliades, Daughters-of-the-Sun.
- Title Boulaia, She-Who-Counsels, below.
- Title Brauronia, Queen-of-Bears, Who is linked with Callisto, Fairest.
- She is identified with Cretan Britomartis, Sweet-Maiden.
- Sur-title Calliste, Fairest, Who is linked with Callisto, Fairest.
- Sometimes sur-titled Caryatis, She-of-the-Walnut-Tree, Who is linked with Metis, Counsel.
- Title Cedreatis, She-of-the-Cedar-Tree, below.
- Title Colaines, {She-of-the-Sheathed-Sword}, below.
- Title Coloene, {She-of-Lake-Coloe}, below.
- Title Cordax, Dancer, below.
- Title Corythalia, Crowning-Glory, Who is linked with Tyche, .
- Title Crane, , Who is linked with Amphictyonis, President-of-Neighbors.
- Title Cyllene, {Rolling-Queen}, Who is linked with Callisto, Fairest.
- Title Cynthia, She-of-Mount-Cynthus, below.
- Deianeira, , below, is perhaps an aspect of Artemis, High-Source-of-Water.
- Title Delphinia, She-of-the-Womb, qv Delphine, .
- Title Despoina, Mistress, qv Persephoneia, .
- She was identified with Roman Diana, Divine-Queen.
- Identified with Dictynna, She-of-the-Fushing-Nets, qv Britomartis, Sweet-Maiden.
- Title Eileithyia, She-Who-Aids-Women-in-Labour.
- checked x-referencing etc up to here
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- Title Elate, Lofty-One.
- Title Eleia, Lady-of-the-Narsh.
- Title Emerasia, The-Gentle. {perhaps Hemerasia}
- Title Epiclibanios, She-Who-Watches-Over-Ovens, qv Fornax, The-Oven.
- Title Epimulios, She-Who-Presides-Over-the-Mill, qv Fornax. The-Oven.
- Perhaps titled: Eurynome, Wide-Wandering, qv.
- Gorge, Grim-One, perhaps as aspect or title.
- Title Hecaerge, Working-From-Afar.
- Identified with (and title), Hecate, She-Who-Works-From-Afar.
- Title Hegemone, One-Going-Ahead.
- Title Helene, Bright-Moon.
- Title Hilaera, Shining, qv Leucippe.
- Title, or mortal incarnation Iphigenia, Mothering-a-Strong-Race.
- Ishtar, Light-Giving, was identified with Artemis, High-Source-of-Water, as a huntress by Her bows and arrows {though Ishtar's arrow's could as easily signify sun ray's or the arrows of desire}.
- Title Laphria, The-Forager.
- Daughter of Leto, Lady.
- Title Leucophryne, White---.
- Title Luaia, Purifier.
- Adopted sur-title Lygodesma, Bound-with-withies, linked with Orthia, Upright.
- Title Lygos, ----.
- Lymnaia, Lady-of-the-Lake.
- Nausica, ----, resembles Artemis.
- Neith, World-Weaver, in Her hunting aspect was identified with Artemis.
- Nicephoros, Bringer-of-Victory.
- She is associated with Niobe, Snowy, qv Melia.
- Opis, Awe.
- Her hunting companions include the Oreades, qv Echo.
- Title Orthia, Erect-One.
- As Artemis of Orthosia {try and clarify}, She is associated with Leucippe, White-Mare.
- Sur-Title Oulia, The-Healer, qv Hygeia .
- Parthenos, Unmarried.
- Patriotis, [Defender-of-the-Country].
- Anahita , was called the Persian-Artemis.
- Pergaia, .
- Phosphoros, Bringer-to-light.
- Phoebe, Moonlight.
- The Pleiades, are said to be Her companions, presumably in the sense of the star group sometimes accompanying the moon, but perhaps concerning Her association with Arcadia in general.
- Potamia, Lady-of-Rivers.
- Early form: Potnia-Theron, Mistress-of-the-Beasts.
- Prostateria, .
- Pythia, She-Serpent.
- Russian bookmen identify Rozanica with Artemis, High-Source-of-Water.
- She was Christianized as Saint Artimedos. .
- Selaphoros, Bearer-of-Light.
- Sibylia, She-Who-is-Wise.
- Soteira, She-Who-Saves-From-All-Evils.
- Tauropolos, Bull-Slayer'.
- The Telchines were called Her hounds.
- Triclaria, .
- The Greeks identified Egyptian Ubasti, She-of-the-City-Bast, with Artemis. High-Source-of-Water.
Source: Graves GMv2 index; Graves WG 143; Kravitz WWGRM 143.
Aithiopia, Burnt-Face.
I3Y0PY1
Geography/Culture: Ethiopia.
Linguistic Note: Cithio(micron)pis, an Ethiopian, a negro, from g(mi kron)ps,
burnt-face.
Description: {Perhaps} Goddess of the moon.
I wonder if She influenced the appearance of images of the Black Madonna. Is She connected with the black-skinned images of Ephesaia?
Titles/Variants, etc:
- Title of Artemis, High-Source-of-Water, above.
Source: IGEL/20.
Aritimi, ----.
*RYTYMY
Geography/Culture: Italy: Etruria. Earliest visual reference aproximately 675 BCE (Bocchoris Tomb, Tarquinia).
Linguistic Note: this is the Etruscan form of Greek Artemis, {or both names may perhaps be differently derived form an older unknown Anatolian name}.
Description: Goddess of wild animals.
To Whom Sacred: pair of lions; Hathor-locks; pair of crowned sphinxes.
Titles/Variants, etc:
- Etruscan form of Artemis, High-Source-of-Water, above.
- Variant
Artumnes
, *TUMNAS, ----.
Source: ETAL.
Astateia, ----.
*ST*TA1
Geography/Culture: . Amazons.?
Description: War Mother; She Who is armed in defense of Her people and their home.
Titles/Variants, etc:
- A form of Artemis, High-Source-of-Water, above.
Boulaia, She-Who-Counsels.
BWLI1
Geography/Culture: Greek: Attic.
Description: Goddess of state and family life.
- Title of Artemis, High-Source-of-Water, above.
- Title of Athene, I-Have-Come-From-Myself.
Source: EB (28)
Cedreatis, She-of-the-Cedar-Tree.
K]DA1TYS
Geography/Culture: Greek: Orchomenmus.
Linguistic Note: Greek orthography Kîëpîàçis, (), from kîëpos (kedros), cedar. Derived English word: cedar.
Description: Goddess of nature and fertility, especially of trees and vegetation in general.
To Whom Sacred: cedar.
Titles/Variants, etc:
- Title of Artemis, High-Source-of-Water, above.
Colaines, {She-of-the-Sheathed-Sword}.
K0LINYS,
Geography/Culture: Greece?
Linguistic Note: perhaps related to kolîon (koleon), sheath, scabbard of a sword. If this etymology is correct, perhaps implying She is Goddess of the peace that comes after war.
Description: Goddess of war; Defender and Protectress of Her people.
To Whom Sacred: {sheathed sword}.
Titles/Variants, etc:
- Title of Artemis, High-Source-of-Water, above.
Source: Encyc Brit Artemis.
Coloene, {She-of-Lake-Coloe}.
KOL]NA
Geography/Culture: Greek? Lake Coloe near Sardis.
Titles/Variants, etc:
- Title of Artemis, High-Source-of-Water, above.
Source: Encyc Brit:Artemis.
Cordax, Dancer.
K4RD*KS
Geography/Culture: Greek: Mount Sipylus.
Description: Goddess of fertility and grain; She Who is honoured with wanton, or obscenely funny, dances.
To Whom Sacred: mountains.
Titles/Variants, etc:
- Title of Artemis,High-Source-of-Water, above.
- Like Iambe, She-Who-Limps-Along?
Source: Encyc Brit: Artemis; IGEL.
Cynthia, She-of-Mount-Cynthus.
KÜN3Y1
Alternate meaning: Moon-Goddess.
Geography/Culture: Greek: Delos.
Linguistic Note: the name refers to the birth of Artemis on Mount Cynthus.
Description: Goddess of the moon.
{ Defintely as the moon, there are a good many references in Encyc Brit, see both Cynthia, and Cithaeron.}
Invocations, Pleas, Hymns and Other Homage to HER: Citherea,
Titles/Variants, etc:
- Title of Artemis, High-Source-of-Water, above.
- Variant Citherea. {but this looks to me like a variant transcription of
Cytheria, or Cytherea, a title of Aphrodite after one of Her oldest seats of
worship.}
Deianeira, Stringer-Together-of-Spoil.
DA*NAR1
Geography/Culture: Greek. Trachinia.
Description: Perhaps Goddess of death.
Male Associates: consort, Herakles; son: Hyllus.
Titles/Variants, etc:
- Daughter of Althaia, qv Eurynome.
- Perhaps an aspect of Artemis, High-Source-of-Water.
- {Deianira may be a variant -- but I think either Deianeira, or Deianira, is a typo, try and clear up}.
- She recieved the poison with which She killed Heracles from the Hydra, qv Telchines.
- Sister of Gorge, G4rGA, Grim.
- Mother of Macaria, M*K*RY1, Blessed.
- Perhaps to be identified with Omphale.
- Perhaps also called Xenodoce, Guest-Receiver, as Goddess of death.
Source: Fontenrose PSDMO 113; Graves GMv2 index; Kravitz WWGRM. {Check also Fontenrose PSDMO 170, and ibid for Psmanthe, who may be related to Deianeira}.
Limnaia, {She-of-the-Lake}.
LYMNI1
Geography/Culture: Greek.
Linguistic Note: Greek orthography Limnaia, from liævn, a pool of
standing water left by the sea or a river, 2. a marshy lake, mere.
Description: Goddess of fresh waters and fertilising moisture.
Titles/Variants, etc:
- Title of Artemis, High-Source-of-Water, above.
- Also called Despoina-Limnes, Lady-of-the-Lake.
- One of the Nereides, Wet-Ones, (Who are linked with Thetis, Disposer), is called Limnoreia, .
Source: Encyc Brit:Artemis.
worked on: December, September, May 1995; May 1992; August, July 1991; July, June 1990
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