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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Agrotera is Greek for 'huntress'. | *Agrotera is Greek for 'huntress'. | ||
*On Mykonos' 'sister island', [[Delos]], was located the counterpart to this monument: [[Colossus of the Naxians]]. | *On Mykonos' 'sister island', [[Delos]], was located the counterpart to this monument: [[Colossus of the Naxians]]. | ||
*The title Kassandra mentions upon approaching the statue, {{Wiki|Potnia Theron|"Mistress of Animals"}}, is a term used by [[Homer]] in ''[[Iliad]]'' referring to Artemis. It was often used of any female divinity associated with animals, however. | *The title Kassandra mentions upon approaching the statue, {{Wiki|Potnia Theron|"Mistress of Animals"}}, is a term used by [[Homer]] in ''[[Iliad]]'' referring to Artemis. It was often used of any female divinity associated with animals, however. | ||
Revision as of 09:11, 25 September 2019
- "Artemis of the wild land, Mistress of Animals."
- ―Kassandra[src]
The Statue of Artemis Agrotera was a gigantic statue of the Greek goddess Artemis, located in the middle of Mykonos island.
The local populace offered a sacrifice to her before battle, at the altar by the statue.[1]
Trivia
- Agrotera is Greek for 'huntress'.
- On Mykonos' 'sister island', Delos, was located the counterpart to this monument: Colossus of the Naxians.
- The title Kassandra mentions upon approaching the statue, "Mistress of Animals", is a term used by Homer in Iliad referring to Artemis. It was often used of any female divinity associated with animals, however.
Gallery
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Concept art of the statue by Hugo Puzzuoli
