Britomartis
Britomartis was a nymph and a huntress known for her use of nets. She became a beloved companion of Artemis after escaping the advances of Minos. Artemis rescued her and made her a goddess.
↻ synthesized from 10 sources
When
- First attested
- 1400 BCE
- Attested period
- -1400 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Greek mythology from the Iron Age.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Otos, Ephialtes, Acacallis, Eubuleus, Chrysothemis, Carmê, Carmanor, Phylacides, Philander, Virbius, Anaïtis, Angelos, Aetole, Agoraea, Despoinai, Agrotera, Alphaea, Amarynthia, Amphipyros, Apanchomene, Helene, Dentritis, Kondyleatis, Aricina, Kallisto, Hyacinthos, Iocheaira, divine spirits of the boys, Side, Titanis, Aspalis, Arethusa, Taygete, Alpheus, Tityos, Aphaea, Dictynna, Leto, Zeus, Hecate, Demeter, Apollo, Python, Persephone, Ariadne, Genetyllis, Artio, Aphrodite, Heracles, Telamon
- enemy of
- Minos
- allied with
- Artemis (Diana)
- created by
- Artemis (Diana)
- manifested by
- Diktynna, Artemis Diktynna, Aphaea
Mentioned by
- Leto
- Zeus
- Hecate
- Demeter
- Apollo
- Python
- Persephone
- Ariadne
- Genetyllis
- Artio
- Aphrodite
- Heracles
- Telamon
- Aeginaea
- Kharme
- Zeus
and 4 more
Sources
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“According to Diodorus, Britomartis was a nymph and a huntress known for her use of nets, for which she became a beloved companion of Artemis. Minos, king of Crete and a half-brother of Artemis, took interest in Britomartis and pursued her for nine months. Britomartis continually fled his advances, and to escape, she at last leapt into the sea”
#18617 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Britomartis was the daughter of Zeus and Kharme...She enjoyed races and hunts and was particularly dear to Artemis. While fleeing from Minos, who lusted after her, she cast herself into nets...Artemis made her a goddess”
#27614 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In the second century CE, the Greek writer Pausanias describes Britomartis saying, "She was made a goddess by Artemis, and she is worshipped, not only by the Cretans, but also by the Aiginetans."”
#42365 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“According to Pausanias, Carmanor had two children: Eubuleus, whose daughter Carme was the mother, by Zeus, of Britomartis”
#42402 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Issora, or Isora, at Sparta, with the surname Limnaia or Pitanitis. Issorium was a part of a great summit which advances into the level of Eurotas a Pausanias identifies her with the Minoan Britomartis.”
#42966 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001