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Lecture 16Previous LectureI. DemeterII. PersephoneCurrent LectureIII. ArtemisArtemisI. Goddess of the hunt, animals, nature, chastity (she was a virgin), childbirth, moon.a. aka Dianab. there is an element of fertility imbedded in these powersc. Often compared to Aphrodite.i. Both her and Aphrodite considered Kibile as the “great mother” and are both compared to her.d. Her power of the moon:i. This is represented in a trio: Hecate (underworld goddess), Selene(moon; sky goddess), Artemis (feminine earthly goddess).ii. Selene usually shoes up as a contrast to Apollo.II. Symbolsa. bow and arrow: represents a message coming from the gods and down to earth. Her and Apollo (twin brother) can bring down disease and distress (or something else) down from the gods and to earth by shooting an arrow.b. deer, bear: when she is represented as an animals she is usually a dear. She has power of all non-domesticated animals.III. Depiction:a. young woman wearing short skirt (because she ties it up so she can hunt) and sandals. She is always clothed because she is chaste.IV. Culta. She is often paired with Apollo.b. Delos: in the Agean Sea, where she and Apollo were born. Ended up being more focused on Apollo.c. Brauron: a place where young girls would go as part of their transition from childhood to womanhood. Artemis protects them.d. Euphesus: most popular cult.i. PotniaTheron: “mistress of animals”.ii. The depictions of her in the East are very different from those of her in Greece.iii. The Eastern depiction focused on her as fertility goddess.V.  Greco-Roman Storiesa. Actaeon’s Misfortune in Ovid’s Metamorphosesi. Actaeon goes out on the hunt with his friends, he gets lost. He wonders into a cave, and Artemis is there taking a bath and being attended to by Nymphs. He sees her naked and is frightened. However, she believes her chastity is compromised since her saw her, even though he doesn’t try to rape her. She can’t make him unsee, so she turns him into a deer so that he can never tell anyone.ii. Theme: speech v. silence1. He can’t speak because he is a deer, but he can’t make deer sounds because he still has the mind of a human.b. Callisto and Arcasi. Structuralist painting with multiple scenes on it from Ovid’s Metamorphosis.ii. Callisto wanted to be in Artemis’ troupe but you had to be a virgin to join. Zeus sees her and wants to sleep with her, but knows she won’t want to b/c she is chaste. He plays a trick on Callisto by disguising himself as Artemis and kissing her. Zeus is able to seduce her and she becomes pregnant. Callisto is able to hide it for a while, but one day when they all bathe Artemis notices that she is pregnant and kicks her out. After she is kicked out, Hera comes along to punish her for sleeping with Zeus. Hera transforms her into a bear.1. Arcas; the son of Zeus and Callisto who is born before his mother is turned into a bear. He is a good hunter. Arcas goes to hunt and comes upon a strange bear who keeps staring at him. Initially he runs away, then he tries to kill her but Zeus intervenes and prevents Arcas from making a terribe mistake and transforms them both to constellations to save them from Hera.VI. Cult of Artemis at Braurona. Cult for young girlsb. Members dress up as bears and have animals.c. The cult has a myth that provides an explanation for the ritual.i. Young girl is playing in the woods and a bear scratches her. The brother and sister kill the bear then Artemis punishes them by placing the plague in their city.VII. Artemis v. Aphroditea. structural binary:i. chastity v. sexualityii. feminine v. masculineb. Hippolytus: son of Thesus.Lecture 16Previous LectureI. DemeterII. PersephoneCurrent LectureIII. ArtemisArtemisI. Goddess of the hunt, animals, nature, chastity (she was a virgin), childbirth, moon.a. aka Dianab. there is an element of fertility imbedded in these powersc. Often compared to Aphrodite.i. Both her and Aphrodite considered Kibile as the “great mother” and are both compared to her.d. Her power of the moon:i. This is represented in a trio: Hecate (underworld goddess), Selene(moon; sky goddess), Artemis (feminine earthly goddess).ii. Selene usually shoes up as a contrast to Apollo.II. Symbolsa. bow and arrow: represents a message coming from the gods and down to earth. Her and Apollo (twin brother) can bring down disease and distress (or something else) down from the gods and to earth by shooting an arrow.b. deer, bear: when she is represented as an animals she is usually a dear. She has power of all non-domesticated animals.III. Depiction:a. young woman wearing short skirt (because she ties it up so she can hunt) and sandals. She is always clothed because she is chaste.IV. Culta. She is often paired with Apollo.b. Delos: in the Agean Sea, where she and Apollo were born. Ended up being more focused on Apollo.c. Brauron: a place where young girls would go as part of their transition from childhood to womanhood. Artemis protects them.d. Euphesus: most popular cult. i. PotniaTheron: “mistress of animals”.ii. The depictions of her in the East are very different from those of her in Greece.iii. The Eastern depiction focused on her as fertility goddess.V. Greco-Roman Stories a. Actaeon’s Misfortune in Ovid’s MetamorphosesCC 303 1st Editioni. Actaeon goes out on the hunt with his friends, he gets lost. He wonders into a cave, and Artemis is there taking a bath and being attended to by Nymphs. He sees her naked and is frightened. However, she believes her chastity is compromised since her saw her, even though he doesn’t try to rape her. She can’t make him unsee, so she turns him into a deer so that he can never tell anyone.ii. Theme: speech v. silence1. He can’t speak because he is a deer, but he can’t make deer sounds because he still has the mind of a human.b. Callisto and Arcasi. Structuralist painting with multiple scenes on it from Ovid’s Metamorphosis. ii. Callisto wanted to be in Artemis’ troupe but you had to be a virgin to join. Zeus sees her and wants to sleep with her, but knows she won’t want to b/c she is chaste. He plays a trick on Callisto by disguising himself as Artemis and kissing her. Zeus is able to seduce her and she becomes pregnant. Callisto is able to hide it for a while, but one day when they all bathe Artemis notices that she is pregnant and kicks her out. After she is kicked out, Hera comes along to punish


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