#brauron

[idreamofstark]

Temple of Artemis at Brauron, Vravrona, Greece | May 14, 2026

[eternal-trip]

The Temple of Artemis at Brauron (now Attica)

[forest-fragmented]

for you hear the voice of the goddess

[elefsina]

"At the temple in Brauron, Artemis' followers worshipped her as a goddess of protection during childbirth and of female children until puberty. Women who traveled from afar to make offerings to Artemis at Brauron for protection during childbirth would dedicate prized possessions to the goddess as well as a set of clothing upon successful birth. Gems, mirrors and rings have been recovered from the spring and the stream at Brauron, which shows the importance that was placed on the help Artemis could give in this matter. Interestingly, the clothes of women who died in childbirth were offered to Iphigeneia, at a shrine which was near the main temple at Brauron."

Artemis: Virgin Goddess of the Sun, Moon & Hunt by Sorita D'Este

[diioonysus]

greek mythology | cult of artemis

→ one of the most famous worshiping sites for artemis was in attica at brauron.

[a-gnosis]

More pictures from Brauron. I actually used the wetlands around the archaeological site as a model for the wetlands around the sanctuary of Dionysos in the Marshes in my comic Anthesteria (unfortunately, though, I was there in June when it was very hot and dry. Which reminds me that I got sunburnt as fuck that day since I forgot my shawl).

1. On the way to the archaeological site. 2. Stone bridge built in the 5th century BCE. 3. Site of Artemis' temple and sacred spring (with a chapel dedicated to Saint George from the 16th century CE in the background). 4. Artemis riding a bull. She received offerings as "Tauropolos" at Brauron, which probably derived from her quality as a goddess of wild nature. 5. Artemis playing the kithara.

[lionofchaeronea]

Marble votive relief from the sanctuary of Artemis at Brauron, Attica, showing a group of worshipers approaching the goddess (left), who is attended by a stag, one of her characteristic animals.  Artist unknown; ca. 350 BCE.  Now in the Archaeological Museum of Brauron.

[nickysfacts]

All girls are born with a little she-bear in them that is just waiting to be let out!

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