Artemis sent the beast to attack Calydon because king Oeneus forgot to sacrifice the first fruits of harvest to the goddess. The human Atalanta was left in the woods as baby Artemis sent a female bear to raise the infant. Atalanta eventually left the forest and traveled to the human cities.Ītalanta was one of the heroes to help take down the Calydonian Boar. Atalanta was greatest out of all her champions. Like the other gods and goddesses Artemis had her mortal champions. When the Giants rose up to overthrow the gods, Artemis fought to defend Olympus, personally cutting down the Giant Gration. Together they sent a boar to kill Aphrodite's young mortal lover because Adonis liked to hunt. The two received news of the mortal from Apollo who also wanted revenge on Aphrodite for blinding one of his children when he saw the goddess of love with Adonis. However the hunting goddess didn't act alone Ares the god of war heard about Aphrodite having another lover so he decided to help Artemis kill Adonis. As for Artemis she decided to kill Adonis one of Aphrodite's lovers in an act of vengeance. He agreed but it was an act that would cost him his life, as Hades took offense to it and asked Zeus to kill him. When Aphrodite killed Hippolytus, one of the male hunters who chose to follow Artemis because the goddess of love couldn't woo him over, Artemis asked for Asclepius to revive the hunter. Adonis was killed by a boar because Artemis wanted revenge on Aphrodite for killing one of her hunters. Actaeon was turned into a deer and killed by his own hounds for watching Artemis bath and for bragging about his hunting skills. Orion had been the only one who came close only for their love to tragically end with his death. So the sun god used this to his advantage this allowed him to have control over Skorpius.īecause of her beauty and virginity many males such as Adonis, Actaeon, the river god Alpheus and many others tried to win the love of Artemis but to no avail. The giant Scorpion was summoned when Orion started killing to many animals, an act that Apollo knew Gaia would despise. The great hunter Orion did woo her, but a jealous Apollo sent Skorpius to kill him. The twins have shown in the fight with the Python, the fight with Tityos and the punishment of Niobe that they will protect their mother.Īrtemis was a virgin goddess and demanded chastity of her mortal companions, so she had no offspring or lovers. Apollo killed Niobe's boys and Artemis killed Niobe's girls. Not wanting to see their mother sad or angry Artemis and Apollo quickly wasted no time in killing the children. The mortal bragged about having more kids then Leto this upset the Titan goddess. When Artemis and Apollo were still young the twins had been sent by their mother to kill the children of Niobe. After their victory Zeus stepped in and imprisoned Tityos in Tartarus.
Artemis and Apollo battled and defeated the giant together. With the dragon defeated Hera then sent the giant Tityos after their mother, Leto. The young goddess immediately assisted her mother with the birth of her twin Apollo, and from then on she assumed the role of Goddess of Childbirth.Īfter the birth of the twins Apollo decided to go hunt down Python the earth-dragon of Delphi that was sent by Hera to kill their mother. When the Titan Leto found safe haven on Delos to give birth, Artemis was born first. She was also a protector of young and unmarried women. Aside from the usual hunting, she ruled over forests and wild beasts, archery and disease. Artemis was a popular and widely worshiped deity across the Hellenic world.