Artemis // Styled Shoot

Artemis is the goddess of the hunt, wild animals, forests and hills, childbirth, virginity, archery, and the moon. She is also the protector of young children, particularly girls, and is known to bring and relieve disease in women. A second-generation goddess, she is the daughter of Zeus and the Titaness Leto and the older twin sister of Apollo.

 As one of the three virgin goddesses, she never had a lover or children even though she drew the attention and interest of many gods and men. However, it was only her hunting companion, Orion, that won her heart. Tragically, Orion was accidentally killed by Artemis herself and she placed him in the sky as tribute to his memory.

Artemis is one of the most respected of all the ancient Greek deities. She had many temples across Greece with the most famous being The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus; one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Artemis is described as an independent, courageous, compassionate, and impulsive goddess with a mysterious, vet vengeful nature.

The Greek goddess Artemis, often associated with the lunar celestial body, is represented by emblems symbolizing her fierce and adventurous nature. Her symbols are a deer, stag, bow and arrows, dog, the hunt, virginity, forest, hills, and the moon.

Photographer’s Statement:

The seven Greek Goddesses, Aphrodite, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hera, Hestia, and Persephone, are a crucial part of Greek mythology. There were considered the pinnacle of beauty, power, and majesty. As such, there were the subject of fascination and admiration for the people in Ancient Greece. Each goddess had certain domains that they ruled over and were prominent in many myths.

I hope to capture my vision of the Greek goddesses in my photographs to showcase the way that I see beauty, power, history, literature, and art. This collection of work comes from my desire to preserve and showcase my vision of not only powerful, strong, beautiful women, but a wonderful ancient society that still continues to influence us in our world today.