artemis

price: $ 110

artemis' Veil $10

catalog # GG14-Art

	Artemis, the Virgin Goddess of the Hunt, Apollo's twin sister, daughter of Zeus and Leto, was the Goddess of the Moon. She has many names because many cultures had moon goddesses: Selene, Pheobe, Diana, Hecate. She is the protectress of youth, but like the moon, she is changeable in her nature, and can become a harsh and cruel mistress. In The Iliad, she will not allow the Greek fleet to sail to Troy until a maiden is sacrificed to her.
This Artemis is only half flesh, her other half as shining and impersonal as the Moon she represents. Her hair is bound on one side and free on the other, signifying her maidenhood and her position as the Goddess of wild creatures. This mask is both the Goddess and the Moon itself, a personality partially revealed, and, like the Moon, partially hidden and obscure.