Motif
Paired archer deities
paired_archer_deities
A motif of the Duality and Cosmic Opposition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica VI. TO APHRODITE / VII. TO DIONYSUS / VIII. TO ARES / IX. TO ARTEMIS; lines 7071-7082 confidence: medium
“Muse, sing of Artemis, sister of the Far-shooter, the virgin who delights in arrows, who was fostered with Apollo.”
Artemis is repeatedly associated with arrows and far-shooting, while Apollo is the Far-shooter and god of the silver bow.
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