Characters of Classical Mythology

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Artemis

Goddess of young women, of virginity, childbirth (yes, both at the same time), Women’s Mysteries, forests and hills, hunting, and, later, the moon (along with Selene). Essentially a liminal goddess who protected women throughout their lives. The Romans equated her with their goddess Diana.

• Action Girl: A talented archer and warrior.
• All Amazons Want Hercules: The only man she may have been interested in, depending on your myth, is the great hunter Orion. Unfortunately, Apollo disapproved of their relationship and tricked Artemis into killing him.
• Amazon Brigade: Had a train of warrior nymphs assisting her in her hunts. They were sworn to virginity and severely punished if they broke their oath.
• Archer Archetype: She emulates Zeus by standing on the peak of a mountain and shooting down arrows on whatever she feels like.
• Disproportionate Retribution: Actaeon, Callisto and Niobe are the most famous victims.
• Does Not Like Men: And that’s putting it mildly. Pretty much the only guys she was pleasant to were Apollo, Orion, and her priest Hypolitus.
  • It’s often subject to Flanderization in modern media. No, she didn’t like men, but looking at her relationship with Orion, Apollo, Zeus, and others, she didn’t dislike them either. Considering how much misogyny was in Classical Mythology, that’s actually rather impressive.
• Half Identical Twin: Her brother Apollo.
• Humanoid Abomination: A surprising example (especially when considering how Olympians are essentially humans with powers), her Ephesian depiction, while humanoid, makes her pretty much Lovecraftian. To the point that some Cthulhu Mythos writers identify such statues as an image of Shub-Niggurath.
• Improbable Aiming Skills: Was tricked into sniping Orion from an island while he was in the middle of the ocean.
• The Lad-ette: Commonly portrayed as such in modern media, but the original myths often suggest otherwise.
• Lunacy: She was associated with the moon.
• Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: Rough-and-tumble Masculine Girl to her brother’s artsy Feminine Boy.
• Naked First Impression: This happened with Actaeon. It didn’t end well.

• Plague Master: She was also the goddess of disease, plague, and sudden death.
  • More so with her nymphs. In his Hymn to Artemis, poet Callimachus asks himself what nymph obtains Artemis’ love and then proceeds to list her favorites.
• Virgin Power: Was one of the three virgin goddesses, along with Athena and Hestia.
• Western Zodiac: Traditionally associated with Sagittarius, as the archer.