Britomartis
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Britomartis was a Greek goddess of mountains, nets, and hunting who was primarily worshipped on the island of Crete. She was sometimes described as a nymph, but she was more commonly conflated or sync
The Drowning of Britomartis tapestry, probably designed by Jean Cousin the Elder
Walter Crane - Britomart (1900)
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Aphaia
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Aphaia was a Greek goddess who was worshipped almost exclusively at a single sanctuary on the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf.
Britomartis
…the island of Crete. She was sometimes described as a nymph, but she was more commonly conflated or syncretized with the goddesses Artemis, Athena, and Aphaea. She was also known as Dictynna, Dicte, Dictymna, or as a daughter of Dictynna (Δίκτυννα). In the 16th century, Edmund Spenser named a character…
Temple of Aphaia on the island of Aegina.