The goddess of all things wild and lunar was also in charge of childbirth. Midwives worshipped her, but feared the arrows she bore. Irony is the mien of gods, and Artemis was no exception; she let fly those arrows at will, as her twin brother Apollo, god of the sun and healing, spread infection. The cult of the chaste began with her. She was goddess of both the hunt and the hunted, but clearly favored the quarry. Just ask Orion.
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Artemis
The goddess of all things wild and lunar was also in charge of childbirth. Midwives worshipped her, but feared the arrows she bore. Irony is the mien of gods, and Artemis was no exception; she let fly those arrows at will, as her twin brother Apollo, god of the sun and healing, spread infection. The cult of the chaste began with her. She was goddess of both the hunt and the hunted, but clearly favored the quarry. Just ask Orion.
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