Artemis: Virgin Goddess of the Sun & Moon--A Comprehensive Guide to the Greek Goddess of the Hunt, Her Myths, Powers & Mysteries
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.92 (697 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1905297025 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 156 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Additionally she is a regular contributor to magazines, part works and journals, including DeAgostini’s Enhancing your Mind Body & Spirit and Llewellyn’s Annuals. She has a passion for the mysteries and gods of the western world and much of her work is focused on the spritiual and magical practices of ancient Greece, Rome and Britian. She also gives lectures on a variety of related topics at conferences, festivals and seminars in and
"Five Stars" according to pinkitty. great insight on all myths and legends concerning Artemis all packaged in a clear easy to read format. Virgin Goddess, Sun Goddess, Moon Goddess, Huntress Divine Circle Witch Artemis is many things and yet she is often portrayed as simply the huntress of the New Moon. This book explores and brings together her many myths and stories, her many powers and guilesArtemis is a complex Goddess and one (now that I have read the book) I would certainly not class as a fluffy Goddess which I was lead to believe before. The information is carefully documented, footnoted (rather than those awful endnotes of a lot of academic books) and is written in a lucid manner. The author certainly knows her subject.Friends of mine have been fortunat. dancing with said good for the casual reader but not for serious study. This book has a wonderful collection of ancient literary sources for the study of Artemis, but these are not presented with meaningful context. Obscure references of minor aspects are given the same emphasis as major cult epithets, leaving the reader with a fairly skewed view of Artemis in ancient Greece. Epithets are given with a pronunciation guide, but the pronunciation is modern Greek, not ancient Greek, which is quite different, and that difference is neither acknowledged nor explained.All in all it's not a bad choice for the casual reader, but peop
Worshipped by young girls and warriors alike, Artemis spread her net of beauty and might through every level of Greek society. Today her golden arrows still pierce the hearts of many, enflaming us with her "fiery winged rays" and making us look for the joy and beauty in everything, accepting that like Artemis, we can draw strength from how we act, and from the bonds of family and friends. Artemis brought together the powers of life and death, aiding childbirth and hunting wild animals, the joy of song and dance with the wildness of nature untamed. From the Back Cover By telling the stories of Artemis and presenting information from writers who cover a period of well over a thousand years, Artemis emerges in a wide range of roles. . Her attributes encompass many solar qualities, as well as showing her association with water and a wide ra
------ About the Author Sorita D'Este is a writer and researcher who lives and works in London, UK.She has a passion for the mysteries and gods of the western world and much of her work is focused on the spritiual and magical practices of ancient Greece, Rome and Britian. She is the co-author of The Guises of the Morrigan and Circle of Fire. The goddess Artemis is best known today as a goddess of the hunt and of the new moon, yet to those who worshipped at her ancient temples and sanctuaries she was far more than just that. Zeus, who fathered children with many other goddesses and mortals, had a special affection for ARtemis from the start