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What did Zeus give to Artemis?
eternal virginity
Zeus gladly provided her with everything she wanted and more. He ordered the Cyclopes to forge a silver bow and fill a quiver with arrows for her. He promised her eternal virginity.
Did Zeus and Artemis have a child?
Artemis and Apollo were born as twins to Leto and Zeus. They grew up together. At three years old, Artemis asked her father, Zeus, while sitting on his knee, to grant her six wishes. He loved his little daughter, and was very proud of her.
For what did Artemis ask her father?
When she was three years old, Artemis asked her father, Zeus, if she too could have a bow and quiver full of arrows. Zeus consented to all that his daughter asked. The three Cyclops were to fashion her bow, quiver, and arrows according to the goddess’s specifications.
Artemis was the daughter of Zeus and Leto and the twin sister of Apollo. Among the rural populace, Artemis was the favourite goddess. Artemis embodied the sportsman’s ideal, so besides killing game she also protected it, especially the young; this was the Homeric significance of the title Mistress of Animals.
How old was Artemis when she asked Zeus for six wishes?
When Artemis turned three years old, she asked her father Zeus for six wishes: to never get married to have more names than her brother Apollo to have a bow and arrows made by the Cyclopes and a knee-length hunting tunic to wear to bring light to the world to have sixty nymphs for friends who will tend to her hounds
How did the Greek goddess Artemis get pregnant?
Birth of Artemis. When the Titan goddess Leto became pregnant by Zeus, Zeus’ wife Hera became very angry. Hera placed a curse on Leto that prevented her from having her babies (she was pregnant with twins) anywhere on the earth.
Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Artemis?
Artemis (Ancient Greek: Ἄρτεμις) was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities. Her Roman equivalent is Diana.
Why are there so many legends about Artemis?
But these and some other legends are only the results of the identification of the Greek Artemis with other local or foreign divinities.