As an eleven-year-old child, I was fascinated by Classical mythology, especially Edith Hamilton’s work which was required reading in my grade school at the time. As I grew older, I “forgot” about my interest in mythology and turned my attention and enthusiasm to history and archaeology instead. My renewed interest in mythology stems from my study of archaeomythology, and my use of archaeomythology as a methodology to investigate Bronze Age Crete (c. 3200-1070 BCE), a society

In the pantheon of ancient goddesses, Artemis remains one of the most complex and enduring figures. She traverses the margins of myth and history, sovereignty and service, wilderness and civilization. Her presence in the ancient world was vast, and her mythology and worship rich with complexity, spanning forests, cities, rivers, mountains, and thresholds. Daughter of Leto and Zeus, and twin sister of Apollo, Artemis emerges in Homeric literature as a huntress, roaming the mou