Let there be six courses—first, the stadium; secondly, the diaulos or double course; thirdly, the horse course; fourthly, the long course; fifthly, races (1) between heavy-armed soldiers who shall pass over sixty stadia and finish at a temple of Ares, and (2) between still more heavily-armed competitors who run over smoother ground; sixthly, a race for archers, who shall run over hill and dale a distance of a hundred stadia, and their goal shall be a temple of Apollo and Artemis.
There remains the archer; and he shall run in the full equipments of an archer a distance of 100 stadia over mountains, and across every sort of country, to a temple of Apollo and Artemis; this shall be the order of the contest, and we will wait for them until they return, and will give a prize to the conqueror in each.
Apollo and Artemis: Apollo: God of the sun, music, prophecy, and healing, born of Zeus and Leto.
Artemis: Goddess of the hunt, wilderness, and childbirth, also born of Zeus and Leto.
Greek Mythology: The Ceryneian Hind, a sacred deer to Artemis, was described as having golden antlers and bronze hooves.
Before departing for Troy, he sacrificed his daughter, Iphigenia, to appease the goddess Artemis and ensure safe passage for his fleet.
These deities, including Zeus, were twelve in number: Zeus (or Jupiter), Hera (or Juno), Poseidon (or Neptune), Demeter (or Ceres), Apollo, Artemis (or Diana), Hephæstos (or Vulcan), Pallas Athena (or Minerva), Ares (or Mars), Aphrodite (or Venus), Hermes (or Mercury), and Hestia (or Vesta)." These were doubtless the twelve gods from whom the Egyptians derived their kings.
By Demeter (Ceres) he had Persephone (Proserpine); by Leto, Apollo and Artemis (Diana); by Dione, Aphrodite (Venus); by Semele, Dionysos (Bacchus); by Maia, Hermes (Mercury); by Alkmene, Hercules, etc., etc.
In extraordinary cases they were summoned, it was believed, to the councils of the Olympian gods; but they usually remained in their particular spheres, in secluded grottoes and peaceful valleys, occupied in spinning, weaving, bathing, singing sweet songs, dancing, sporting, or accompanying deities who passed through their territories--hunting with Artemis (Diana), rushing about with Dionysos (Bacchus), making merry with Apollo or Hermes (Mercury), but always in a hostile attitude toward the wanton and excited Satyrs."
In this myth, Zeus disguises himself as Artemis to seduce the nymph Callisto, resulting in Callisto being transformed into a bear by Hera and eventually being placed in the night sky as the constellation Ursa Major (the Big Bear).
"The Atlantis Complex" by Eoin Colfer (2010) - Part of the Artemis Fowl series, integrating Atlantis into its fantasy narrative.
According to the myth, Taygete was pursued by Zeus, and to escape him, she was transformed into a doe by the goddess Artemis.
The mountain was considered sacred to Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, and it was a place where the nymphs, including Taygete, were believed to reside.
Her transformation into a doe by Artemis reflects the mountain’s sacred connection to the goddess of the hunt and the natural world.
He adds a sea-and-land swap threat, the wooing of Hera and Artemis, and Ares in bonds.
And Ephialtes wooed Hera, and Otus wooed Artemis; moreover they put Ares in bonds.
However, Hermes rescued Ares by stealth, and Artemis killed the Aloads in Naxos by a ruse.
In Apollodorus, Artemis kills the Aloadae on Naxos by the deer ruse.
Apollodorus names Artemis.
Apollodorus says Artemis killed them on Naxos by a deer ruse.
The mountain was also connected to the worship of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, who was often depicted as a protector of wildlife and natural spaces.
Temples and altars dedicated to Artemis were found on the mountain, where hunters and locals would offer sacrifices in her honor.
The people of Erymanthos were devoted to the worship of the gods, but they primarily revered deities associated with the land and fertility, such as Demeter, Artemis, and Pan.
The twelve Olympians included Zeus (king of the gods), Hera (queen of the gods), Poseidon (god of the sea), Demeter (goddess of the harvest), Athena (goddess of wisdom and war), Apollo (god of the sun and arts), Artemis (goddess of the hunt), Ares (god of war), Aphrodite (goddess of love and beauty), Hephaestus (god of fire and metalworking), Hermes (messenger of the gods), and Hestia (goddess of the hearth).
Historical Significance: The area might have been sacred to Artemis from the earliest days, evidenced by a large Archaic altar of limestone blocks at the west end of the temple.
Artemis and Selene — Greek mythology: Selene is the Titan goddess and personification of the Moon; Artemis (goddess of the hunt) later received lunar associations through syncretism.
Diana — Roman goddess, equivalent to Greek Artemis; lunar aspects became prominent (hunt, wilderness, and Moon).
In Greek mythology, the moon is associated with the goddess Artemis, the twin sister of Apollo.