Salmacis
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Salmacis was a naiad of Greek mythology. She rejected the ways of the virginal Greek goddess Artemis in favour of vanity and idleness.
Water Nymph Salmacis, engraving by Philip Galle (1587)
La nymphe Salmacis by François-Joseph Bosio, 1826 (Louvre)
The Nymph Salmacis and Hermaphroditus by François-Joseph Navez (1829)
Pygmalion
Artemis
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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Artemis is the goddess of hunting, the wilderness, wild animals, transitions, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity. She was often sai
Salmacis
…Salmacis (Ancient Greek: Σαλμακίς) was a naiad of Greek mythology. She rejected the ways of the virginal Greek goddess Artemis in favour of vanity and idleness. Salmacis' attempted rape of Hermaphroditus is narrated in the fourth book of Ovid's Metamorphoses (see also Dercetis…
The Diana of Versailles, a Roman copy of a Greek sculpture by Leochares (Louvre Museum)
Artémis (Diane), the huntress. Roman copy of a Greek statue, 2nd century. Galleria dei Candelabri – Vatican Museums
Artemis as Mistress of Animals, Parian pottery, 675–600 BCE. Hypothetical restoration (only some parts have been preserved). Archaeological Museum of Mykonos.
Artemis pouring a libation. Attic white-ground lekythos, c. 460–450 BCE. From Eretria. Attributed to Bowdoin Painter. Louvre, Paris