Who was Artemis first love?

Orion was a famously talented hunter and very good looking young man. Artemis was an extremely gifted huntress as well and when she saw Orion, she fell madly in love with him. They hunted together, dined together, but never slept together as she continued to hold her virginity in high esteem.
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Who was Artemis in love with?

The most famous story involves Orion, a long-time hunting companion of hers. In fact, he may as well have been Artemis' only love interest.
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Did Artemis ever have a lover?

Other writers have Artemis kill him for trying to rape her or one of her attendants. Istrus wrote a version in which Artemis fell in love with Orion, apparently the only person she ever did. She meant to marry him, and no talk from her brother Apollo would change her mind.
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Who was Artemis female lover?

Artemis doesn't seek the company of man, that is true. She is the virgin goddess of the hunt, and she usually is escorted by young virgins. Virginity is linked to purity, and Artemis is one of the symbols of this. She fell in love only one time with Orion.
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Who did Artemis sleep with?

At length, determined that if she could not marry Endymion herself then no one else would, she put him into an eternal sleep and carried him off to a secret cave. And there each night for evermore she stopped and kissed the sleeping shepherd.
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Artemis Goddess Of The Hunt



How many lovers did Artemis have?

Some people believe that some of the nymphs, mortals, priests, priestess, demigods, demigoddesses, hunters and huntresses who follow the hunting goddess were some of her lovers, but Artemis only had one lover, the great hunter Orion.
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Is Artemis straight?

Probably the Athenian and Roman Artemis, at least according to the dominant culture, was a nice heterosexual girl trapped in a perpetual chaste girlhood because of her refusal to grow up and sublimate herself to a man's desires.
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Who did Artemis marry?

In Greek mythology, Artemis is the virgin goddess, so named because she has never had carnal relations with anyone and has never had a husband.
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Is there a Greek god of lesbians?

In the poetry of Sappho, Aphrodite is identified as the patron of lesbians.
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Who saw Artemis bathing?

According to Ovid's Metamorphoses, Actaeon accidentally saw Artemis (goddess of wild animals, vegetation, and childbirth) while she was bathing on Mount Cithaeron; for this reason he was changed by her into a stag and was pursued and killed by his own 50 hounds.
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Who is Athena in love with?

Just like Artemis and Hestia, Athena was never swayed by love or passion. Consequently, she never had any children. Some say that Erichthonius was an exception, but, in fact, Athena was only his foster-mother.
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Who is Apollo in love with?

The sharp, gold-tipped arrow pierced the heart of Apollo inflaming his love for Daphne, a beautiful nymph, daughter of the river god Peneus, while the blunt, lead-tipped arrow struck the nymph creating an intense aversion for love in the her heart.
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What is Artemis weakness?

Her primary weaknesses are her lack of mercy and her pride.

There are several versions of the death of her friend, Orion, but all seem to lead back to Artemis being his killer, either directly or indirectly.
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How did Artemis fake her death?

Finally, it may also refer to the depths of which Nightwing sunk into to ensure a successful infiltration—by lying to the Team and the League, and faking Artemis's death through the use of a heartbeat-stopping pill and a strategically placed blood squib.
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How old is Artemis?

In The Blood of Olympus, Artemis was depicted as a young girl of the same age and dark hair pulled back into a ponytail. She wore black leggings and a silver tunic. In The Dark Prophecy, Apollo notes that Artemis never seems to assume a form any older than twenty years old.
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How can I be like Artemis?

Dressing like Artemis. Wear comfortable and sporty clothes. Try to stick to a color-scheme of grey and silver (silver is her symbolic color). Add moon accessories (for example, a necklace).
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Who won among the 3 goddesses?

Zeus was asked to mediate and he commanded Hermes to lead the three goddesses to Paris of Troy to decide the issue. The three goddesses appearing before the shepherd prince, each offering him gifts for favour. He chose Aphrodite, swayed by her promise to bestow upon him Helene, the most beautiful woman, for wife.
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Can Artemis have a child?

Despite not having any kids of her own, she was often considered the goddess of childbirth. She was the protector of young girls until they became married. Artemis was the first of the twins born. After being born, she then helped her mother in the birth of her brother Apollo.
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Who is stronger Apollo or Artemis?

To give you a straight answer, Apollo comes as the stronger twin in terms of power. Artemis excels in terms of skill and mental exploits as the sun god can be wakened mentally in more ways than Artemis can be.
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What powers would a child of Artemis have?

Children of Artemis possess lunakinesis, manipulation of the moon and its' light as their mother has divine authority over the moon. They can even create arrows made out of silvery moonlight, which never fail to hit their target unless an outside force intervenes.
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What does Artemis fear?

The shadow virgin, resists her sexuality due to fear and revolution of sex and the loss of innocence it symbolises. This Goddess is a prime example of this chaste Archetype as she asked her father, Zeus to grant her eternal virginity. All her companions were also virgins and she was extremely protective of her purity.
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Who gave Artemis her bow?

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.
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Does Artemis love Apollo?

Artemis and Apollo remained close to each other forever. Both siblings would become associated with the skill of archery, and they enjoyed hunting together. In addition, both had the power to send plagues upon mortals.
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