CLA 2323 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Argonauts, Calydonian Boar, Themis

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLA 2323
• Professor: Efharis Kostala

Document Summary

Known as a hunter, and a helper of women in childbirth. Her symbolism relates to the rite of passage" also known for her punishing and wild nature, as shown in the below myths. The myth of callisto: zeus transformed himself into artemis and seduced her, callisto became pregnant with arcas, hera becomes jealous and transforms her into a bear, ursa major + ursa minor constellations. The myth of orion: he fell in love with artemis, so she sent a scorpion that bit him to death, he was subsequently transformed into a constellation. The myth of acteon: the hunter entered the forbidden territory of the goddess and saw her naked, she splashed water onto him and he turned into a stag, he was then torn to pieces by his hounds. The myth of niobe: a queen of thebes who bragged of her fertility, apollo and artemis killed all of her children, and transformed her into a crying rock.