C C 303 Lecture 13: CC. Class Notes, 2/20/22/17
19 Mar 2017
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Artemis birth on delos - mom is leto. Mount cynthus - artemis as cynthia - lady of cynthus. Cedalion - guides blinded orion toward the sun - sits on his shoulder. Pleiades - daughters of atlas and pleione. Sirius - bright star in canis major - big dog. Artemis of ephesus - goddess at catal huyuk in turkey. Story of hippolytus - she is his patron but doesn"t weep for him. Artemis" priestesses were called melissa - means honeybee. Ancient artemis of ephesus was a fertility god - depicted with many breasts/testicles - debate what it is. Had coins made in her devotion - shows she was important in indo- european mythology. Syncretism - of artemis in ancient east with other elements. Carriage drawn by lions - artemis and cybele syncretism. Mount taygetus - overlooks sparta - artemis and her oreads (nymphs) hang out and hunt here. Hecate - goddess of witches and underworld.
