Artemis of Ephesus

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Artemis of Ephesus is a local Anatolian Goddess identified with the Greek Goddess Artemis. Her city cult in the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was one of the biggest in the Ancient world. The Goddess was associated with bees, and her priestesses consumed liquid honey during nocturnal rituals, viewed as the drink of the Goddess herself.

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 300
Historical notes
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus active from c. 800 BCE to Late Antiquity.

Relationships

syncretized with
Greek Goddess Artemis

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Melissonomoi ('Bees') was the title of the Priestesses of the city cult of the Goddess Artemis of Ephesus. The city cult of the Goddess Artemis in the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was one of the biggest in the Ancient world.”

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