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Britomartis is a goddess of mountains and hunting in Greek mythology. She was often conflated or syncretized with Artemis.

The worship of Britomartis was most notable on the island of Krete. A mountain in the Dikte Plateau of Pephka was considered connected to her, and in Little Egypt of Messara was a temple dedicated to her, which the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited during the Peloponnesian War.^[1]

Diktynna, 'The Lady of the Nets', is an alternative name of Britomartis, derived from the Greek word δίκτυον (díktuon), meaning '(fishing/hunting) net'.

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+[[File:ACOD Temple of Britomartis.jpg|thumb|250px|The Temple of Britomartis on Krete]]
 '''Britomartis''' is a goddess of mountains and [[hunting]] in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. She was often conflated or syncretized with [[Artemis]].
-The worship of Britomartis was most notable on the island of [[Crete]]. A {{Wiki|Dikti|mountain}} in the [[Dikte Plateau]] of [[Pephka]] was considered connected to her, and in [[Little Egypt]] of [[Messara]] was a [[Temple of Britomartis|temple]] dedicated to her, which the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] visited during the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
+The worship of Britomartis was most notable on the island of [[Krete]]. A {{Wiki|Dikti|mountain}} in the [[Dikte Plateau]] of [[Pephka]] was considered connected to her, and in [[Little Egypt]] of [[Messara]] was a [[Temple of Britomartis|temple]] dedicated to her, which the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited during the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
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