Artemis character design :D

Apollo and Artemis :3

I want to make something clear to those new to deity work - especially those who, like me, are also coping with a mental illness/struggle with emotional regulation while trying to be practitioners...

You are more than likely going to fuck up - not just at the beginning. You are going to make mistakes and do things wrong. The gods know this. They understand. And they won't abandon you for it.

I have BPD, and one of the struggles that goes along with that is the mood swings - which can be severe and come out of absolutely nowhere.

Yesterday, I had an episode of epic proportions. And in that moment, the emotions caught up to me and I took it out on Lady Artemis - who is well and truly the love of my life.

I said things I didn't mean and instantly regretted. Obviously once the fog had cleared, I was quite literally sick with guilt. I was in tears at her altar just begging her forgiveness, and I couldn't cope with the possibility that I might not get it.

I grew up in a religion that prized fear and absolute obedience over genuine love - and sometimes that old 'fire and brimstone' gut-deep fear still comes back. I made a mistake, and part of me was expecting to receive my Lady's rage.

What I was met with instead was enough love and forgiveness and understanding to knock the breath out of me. She expected an apology, and once she got it, we were back where we have always been.

Your gods love you as intensely as you love them. They understand that we are people and people are fundamentally flawed. We fuck up in life. Worship is no different. But they aren't waiting to strike you down or abandon you for flaws and mistakes. Don't beat yourself up too much over that kind of thing.

Take a breath. Calm down. It's really alright, I promise.

The virgin goddesses

𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒔 ; 𝒈𝒐𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒏, 𝒉𝒖𝒏𝒕, 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒅 🏹🍃

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Artemis!

Apollo: I knighted my sister with a baguette

Athena: [Sarcastically] I’m sure Artemis loved that

Artemis: [Wearing Chainmail] That’s Lady Artemis to you

Artemis and Ares🌙⚔️

Who should I draw next??😊

i sing & i delight in the song to artemis — swift running goddess of the wild, may i run  alongside you. bold goddess, your heart pounds within my ears as i race, race, race toward the full gleaming moon. my steps are silver, my voice a hunter’s call, and i run! i pray to you, goddess illuminate, to show  me how to seek the secret paths within the woods, how to  string together weapons with my hands, how to wrestle my  freedom from the hands of those who would pull me down. give my arms the strength to pull the bow back, to inhale  the breath of the wild, to release and strike true, true, true.  fleet-footed goddess of silver, let me dance with you  as your cry trills through the woods and wake the birds  from their nests. the snare will never touch my  feet, my strength is too great and my heart too bold. o,  goddess of the hunt — teach me to run wild. 

Apollo when Artemis isn't paying attention to him for 5 seconds

Epithets for Artemis

Agrotera - Of the Hunt Agreia - Of the Wild Elaphaea - Of the Deer Daphnaea - of the Laurel Tree Cedreatis - Of the Cedar Tree Caryae/Caryatis - Of the Walnut Tree Limnaea/Limnatus - Of the Lake Heleia - Of the Marshes Eurynome - Of Broad Pastures Lycaea - Of the Wolves Leucophryne - Of the White Bird Paedotrophus - The Nurse of Children Philoeirax - The Friend of Young Girls Orsilochia - The Helper of Childbirth Selasphorus/Phosphorus - The Light Bringer Soleira - The Saviour Hemerasia - She who Soothes Hymnia - Of the Hymns Hegemore - The Leader of Dances Ariste - The Best/The Excellent Eucleia - Of Good Repute Calliste - The very Beautiful Basileis - The Princess Ehiereia - The Priestess Heurippa - The Horse Finder Peitho - The Persuasive Pyronia - Of the Fire Potnia Theron - Mistress of Animals Io-khéira - Pourer of Arrows/Delighting in Arrows Hecate - Far-Shooting Chryselacatus - Of the Golden Distaff/With Shafts of Gold. Chrysenius - Of the Golden Reins Chrysothronus - Of the Golden Throne Celadeinus - Strong - Voiced Celadeine - Lady of Clamours Potnia Thea - Goddess Queen

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this time she's with her brother

From my latest museum trip: Ares, Apollo, Dionysus and Artemis

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Credits:

Trees may have a ‘heartbeat’ that is so slow we never noticed it by Andy Coghlan / The Spirit of the Medieval Hunter, Anna & the Willow, Willow Sculpture (2018) / Mary Oliver, Sleeping in the Forest / Lady In The Water at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens (2008) / Quote fragment from Knut Hamsun / 'Thrive' by Daniel Popper (2020) / Quote fragment from Tales From Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin / Nesting in the crown of Mary at St. Ottilien Archabbey, Oberbayern, Germany / Quote fragment from 'The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On' by Franny Choi / Abandoned Stone Hands Sculpture, Japan

Made a lil Artemis to go with that Aphrodite I did the other day!

I love toxic yuri im sorry

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Greek Gods 101: Artemis

Artemis is a Goddess of hunting, wild animals, childbirth, the wilderness, archery, youth, healing, and disease. Excluding the universal offerings, some common offerings include:

Depictions of the Moon

Moon Water

Lavender

Bows

Arrows

Flowers

Moss

Honey

Photos or Figurines of Animals

For devotional acts, some activities that can be done for her include:

Learning Archery

Going Hunting

Taking Care of Animals

Taking Care of Youth

Moon-Watching or Stargazing

Learning About Wildlife Conservation

Taking Care of Stray Animals (Giving Them Water, Putting Out Food, Bringing Them to Vets, Etc.)

Volunteering at an Animal Shelter

She is celebrated in 6 Athenian holidays:

Elaphebolia

Delphinia

Mounykhia

Thargelia

Artemis Agrotera/Kharisteria

Bendideia, maybe