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Essay / Artemis - 531
Do you know that Artemis was the mistress of wild animals and that she hunted them in her chariot pulled by four golden-horned deer? Artemis was one of the most violent goddesses of Olympus. According to Greek mythology, whenever Artemis was angry at someone for disrespecting her, she would turn that person into an animal. She would also send an animal to kill anyone who disturbed, insulted or disobeyed her. Artemis was known for hunting with a silver bow and an endless supply of poisonous arrows. Artemis was born to be a huntress, which is why she remained an athletic and intelligent goddess throughout ancient history! Artemis had the ability to transform humans into animals. In one myth, she turned her former companion Callisto into a bear for breaking her vow to remain a virgin for eternity by becoming pregnant by Zeus. Furthermore, in another myth, Artemis transformed the hunter Actaeon into a stag who was to be torn to pieces by his dogs for watching him bathe in the woods. The nymph daughter of the centaur (half man, half horse) Kheiron did not like the worship of Artemis, who...