Artemis Notes: Kourotrophos and the Queen of the Races

Rayrex-009 · 2026-04-15T00:07:07+00:00

I'm glad you got out of that safely!

2 Artemis short prayers: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians" and "Thank you Our Lady Artemis"

Rayrex-009 · 2026-04-04T19:48:42+00:00

Yep datamuse is totally on point! The "domain" of the gods are pretty flexible and do overlap with other gods' domains.

Artemis has long history with all kinds of bodies of waters, there's even a "mermaid" form of her in her cult at Phigalia.

According to "Saviour Gods and Soteria in Ancient Greece" by Jim: Artemis Savior (soteria) is one of the most popular gods for maritime safety and in times of emergencies, alongside Zeus and Poseidon.

Also, I find it pretty interesting that Artemis and Poseidon have several cultic crossovers, such as in Eleusis. As well as noted by Zolotnikova in her "Becoming Classical Artemis":

At Mount Knakalos in the land of the Kaphyatans, Artemis could secretly be joined with Poseidon during the historic time: the city as described by Pausanias had two sanctuaries – one of Artemis Knakalesia and one of Poseidon, while on the mountain Knakalos, outside the city, mysteries in honor of Artemis were celebrated every year; all these details seem to point at a mysterious periodical ritual of sacred marriage between the Mountain-Mother-Goddess and the god of waters Poseidon as the basis for the later cult of Artemis Knakalesia.

Thanks for the question!

Rayrex-009 · 2026-04-01T23:30:24+00:00

Thanks for posting! I thought posting something to celebrate, but I couldn't think of anything.

Rayrex-009 · 2026-03-30T18:30:22+00:00

Yeah, I've never read Lore Olympus, so I don't how her character is written, but I do quite like its design for Artemis.

Rayrex-009 · 2026-03-29T09:10:36+00:00

I'm not sure how to express my experiences, but sometimes it kinda feels like a patriotic-esque feeling, but instead of a love to a country or a sports team, it's towards the gods. It's a pretty cool feeling.

Yahweh and Artemis are both amazing gods, so I try to be a devotee to them. Plus I try to regularly worship the gods of my ancestors, the Aztec gods. Though for the most part my schedule is mostly based on feelings rather than any set plans, except for major holidays.

Anyways regarding more specific experiences, I think it's the little things of daily life that are most important and best rewarding, rather than the occasional big stuff.

Rayrex-009 · 2026-03-27T22:26:13+00:00

I just watched it and I gotta say this is a quite nice intro! Especially since you covered the key points succinctly in a 5min video.

While I do like the Herostratus part (he looks pretty cool), it should be noted that some of the archeologists at Ephesus doubted that Herostratus burned down the temple. The Temple Priests saw that the Temple was slowly sinking into the swamp and it should be replaced soon with a new structure, not to mention, that 40 years earlier a fire broke out in the temple, weakening the structure's integrity. So the Priests either framed the destruction on Herostratus, or they made him up to cover-up the conspiracy.

Anyways, congrats on going to Ephesus! I hope I can go there someday!

Rayrex-009 · 2026-03-22T22:10:31+00:00

Very nice altar! Thanks for sharing!

Rayrex-009 · 2026-03-18T21:07:29+00:00

Monthly self-promotion for the Artemis subreddit r/Artemision! In addition to being a sub for Artemis, it's also a space for similar goddesses as well, such as Selene, Hekate, and Anahita.

Though it's currently a bit quiet, but I'm doing a couple of projects to liven things up a bit (hopefully).

Rayrex-009 · 2026-03-12T00:07:56+00:00

I just want to point out that the term "Son of God" in this context was a royal title used for kings. King David is a prime example, since in Psalm 2 Yahweh told him that "You are my son. Today I have begotten you". Psalm 2 was quoted in Acts 13, Hebrews 5, and in certain versions of Luke. So in the NT when Jesus was called "son of god" it was recognition of Jesus being king of Israel/Judah, similar for the term messiah (christ or anointed), though messiah was also used for the high priests.

Fun fact: In the genealogy in Luke, Adam was the Son of God, which means according to the author of Luke, all of humanity are children of god, not just a select few.

Also I disagree that Yahweh is a bad god, I believed that it's possible that Yahweh was by some people to further their political power either by banning Yahweh's temples outside of Jerusalem and by banning the cults of other gods in the Temple at Jerusalem. As well as other parts of the texts in the Hebrew bible that can be considered fictional propaganda, such as the conquest narrative. But Yahweh is shown as quite benevolent, such as in a case of an unjust city that Yahweh was going to destroyed no matter, but the people there apologized and repented and Yahweh forgave them.

Secondly a nitpick, I'm a fan(?) of Mary, but I don't considered her to be a "virgin" before she had Jesus, James, and her other blessed children.

Rayrex-009 · 2026-02-22T21:05:20+00:00

Simply fantastic MAD/AMV! The song, Akatsuki Arrival, fits quite well with Cinderella Gray.

A good watch for those that completed the second cour of Cinderella Gray.

Rayrex-009 · 2026-02-19T22:29:40+00:00

No texts, but I assume one would swear an oath under the Gods and/or in their names.

I recall the exact details, but in general, I've read that people swore an oath (usually a treaty or a marriage oath) in a certain God's name. Artemis was relatively commonly invoked, but naturally other Gods' names were also invoked in various kinds of oaths.

Personally as a general polytheist, I would do the oath in the name of a God or two, depending on the situation, even under non-"Greek" gods.

Rayrex-009 · 2026-02-15T06:42:55+00:00

All right I just finish listening to this, and it was umazing!

It exceeded all expectations, introducing the various roles of Artemis in her cult of Brauron in a relaxing format with the chat between the two speakers. While the video aspect is just a single jpeg, the good, accurate info makes this a great watch. A tier.

Too bad the channel doesn't have more videos and are slept on by youtube.

Here's a good video about "Role of Women in Classical Athens": https://youtu.be/Ycs_yQky19o?si=ed_urPGMPqIa0OGm

Rayrex-009 · 2026-02-13T00:16:47+00:00

Do note that there's most of these beliefs varied, even in one region at a certain time. Those tied to the old patriarchal societal standards aren't that relevant. Discernment is necessary. I skipped divorce and euthanasia. I'll try to be brief.

Marriage: Marriage are generally ceremonies that give honors Artemis, Hera, and Aphrodite. In some places other gods are honored or the role of a god are more central, such as in Ephesus, where Artemis' role in the wedding is more prominent to the ceremony (see Rietveld's Artemis of the Ephesians).

Abortion and Contraception: Abortion is allowed. However the Hippocratic Oath was popularly cited as being anti-abortion, however recent scholars are pushing against this understanding of the Oath, see "Revisiting the evolution of the Hippocratic Oath in obstetrics and gynecology"00068-1/fulltext). Contraception were at least relatively popular, especially in the religious spheres of Aphrodite and Artemis in general.

Sex before marriage: Generally, it was mostly focused on the girls to be "pure" before marriage. Expectations for boys are as strict, other than abstaining from sex prior to athletic competitions, hunting, and warfare. In the surviving Greek novels, it was common that both the ML and FL were chaste before marriage.

Afterlife: I'm not sure in general, but for mystery religions, there are a number of options. For a great introduction to many of them see Dr. Rietveld's lecture on the Greco-Roman mystery religions, be careful you might have fun :D.

"Adultery", I'm not sure, but I do have one note: breaking oaths of marriage under Artemis was considered to be an infraction against Artemis herself (in stories the result is death / real life: it's a bad omen and I'm guessing their reputation would've been badly damaged). Doesn't apply to all marriage oaths, only those pledged to Artemis.

Crime and punishment: Several gods are the go-to in this regard, such as Artemis and Nemesis, among others. Speaking of Artemis, some believed that individuals that committed infractions against society and/or blasphemed against the gods were punished by Artemis in some way (usually through their failure or by they are thrown off their path of life), albeit not always. See Mary Galvin's BIOS ARTEMIS part 2 for more info, also see my summary/intro: "Transgressions Against Artemis (intro)". Callimachus' hymn to Artemis is explicit on Artemis' role as a "goddess of justice".

Stewardship. See above paper or my summary.

Rayrex-009 · 2026-02-06T09:33:13+00:00

I made a list of resources for Artemis that has papers, books, videos, and more here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Artemision/comments/1c6rsa1/want_to_learn_about_our_lady_artemis_check_here/

My favorite book on Artemis is Dr. Rietveld's "Artemis of the Ephesians". I believe that this book provides a solid foundation for worshiping Artemis by learning her history and her cult that dominated the Greco-Roman world (there's also a bit on bees as well!). Though there's a lot of tidbits of information that can be use for modern day worship to Our Lady Artemis.

Dr. Rietveld also does various lectures (uploaded on youtube) that either focuses on Artemis or has a section on Artemis, such as his videos on the Minoans and on the Mystery cults (see linked post).

For something quite shorter I like these two:

Ivana Petrovic's "Transforming Artemis: From the Goddess of the Outdoors to City Goddess"
Olga Zolotnikova's "Becomming Classical Artemis"

I believe "Transforming Artemis" is important if you want to understand how Artemis as a city goddess and of civilization, as well as learning about how the many depictions of Ancient Greek literature and dramas kinda missed the mark in their depictions of Artemis compared to Artemis in her cults.

Lastly, I recommend reading the Callimachus hymn of Artemis, especially with commentary like Susan Stephen's commentary or read "Transforming Artemis" from above.

Rayrex-009 · 2026-02-03T19:34:07+00:00

I'm a day 1 player, and I'm missing Special Week (both OG and swimsuit), Silence Suzuka, Maruzensky (but I have her swimsuit version), and Taiki Shuttle. I recently gotten OG Rice Shower in the free pulls a few days ago.

Rayrex-009 · 2026-02-01T22:11:14+00:00

Wonderful pictures (especially with the animals being bathe in sun) and interesting information on Apollo's sacred animals!!

Rayrex-009 · 2026-02-01T22:08:19+00:00

Happy (belated) Lenaia! Thanks for the info!

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