Jan 31, 2017
An Epiphany of Artemis
Anthologia Palatina 6.266 = Hegesippus (Hellenistic period) Hagelochia, the daughter of Damaretus, Set up this statue of Artemis at the crossroads While still a virgin who dwelt in her father’s house: For the goddess herself appeared to her beside The weft of the loom, just like a blaze of fire. Τάνδε παρὰ τριόδοις τὰν Ἄρτεμιν Ἁγελόχεια, ἔτ’ ἐν πατρὸς μένουσα παρθένος δόμοις, εἵσατο, Δαμαρέτου θυγάτηρ· ἐφάνη γάρ οἱ αὐτὰ ἱστοῦ παρὰ κρόκαισιν ὡς αὐγὰ πυρός.
Etching of Diana (Artemis). Photo credit: Wellcome Images/Wellcome Trust.