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Revision as of 11:22, 25 March 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'.[1]
- The statue serves as a viewpoint in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey.
- 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