Artemis Orthia
Artemis Orthia is a form of the Greek goddess Artemis. According to the Spartans, the image of Artemis was carried to Laconia, where the goddess was worshipped as Artemis Orthia. These close identifications of Iphigenia with Artemis encourage some scholars to believe that she was originally a hunting goddess, whose cult was subsumed by the Olympian Artemis.
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When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Artemis Orthia is a form of the Greek goddess Artemis.
Relationships
- aspect of
- Artemis (Diana)
- manifests as
- Artemis (Diana)
- co occurs with
- Olympian deities, Artemis Potnia Theron, Artemis Eucleia, Athena, Artemis Tauropolos, Potnia Theron, Hecate, Leto, Kallisto, Laphria, Atalanta
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Sources
Source passages
“According to the Spartans, however, they carried the image of Artemis to Laconia, where the goddess was worshipped as Artemis Orthia. These close identifications of Iphigenia with Artemis encourage some scholars to believe that she was originally a hunting goddess”
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“Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia were most often small but presented in large abundances. During the Archaic timeline, these offerings came in many variations and forms, leading to the assumption that the items were not specifically chosen as something that would pertain to or be associated with the god/goddess being praised”
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“The Dorians interpreted Artemis mainly as goddess of vegetation who was worshipped in an orgiastic cult with lascivious dances, with the common epithets Orthia, Korythalia and Dereatis.”
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