Marble and bronze, Roman copy of an Hellenistic original of the 2nd century BC. Naples, Museo archeologico nazionale

Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity and the moon, was represented differently according to the locality of her cult. This terracotta statuette from the 4th century B.C.E., was found in the Acradina quarter of Siracusa in 1967; however, its representation of the divinity is more akin to the Ephesian Artemis (The mother goddess worshipped at Ephesus in modern-day Turkey) than the youthful, vigorous archer we are accustomed to seeing in Siracusa, where the Fontana di Diana (Diana is the Roman equivalent of Artemis.) takes center stage in the Piazza Archimede. To me, this statuette, which is on display at the archeological Museo Orsi in Siracusa and depicts Artemis sitting with rose pendants on her polos (crown), is similar to the well-known Artemis statue found at Ephesus because she possesses a decorated breastplate—in this case with acorns, grapes, eggs, or similar—representing the balance of natural life forces. I find it fascinating to see the distance that this iconography traveled across the Mediterranean, from east to west. Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity and the moon, was represented differently according to the locality of her cult. This terracotta statuette from the 4th century B.C.E., was found in the Acradina quarter of Siracusa in 1967; however, its representation of the divinity is more akin to the Ephesian Artemis (The mother goddess worshipped at Ephesus in modern-day Turkey) than the youthful, vigorous archer we are accustomed to seeing in Siracusa, where the Fontana di Diana (Diana is the Roman equivalent of Artemis.) takes center stage in the Piazza Archimede. To me, this statuette, which is on display at the archeological Museo Orsi in Siracusa and depicts Artemis sitting with rose pendants on her polos (crown), is similar to the well-known Artemis statue found at Ephesus because she possesses a decorated breastplate—in this case with acorns, grapes, eggs, or similar—representing the balance of natural life forces. I find it fascinating to see the distance that this iconography traveled across the Mediterranean, from east to west.

Artemis of Ephesus Marble. First half of the 2nd century CE. Verona, Archaeological Museum

Torso of Artemis Ephesia Torso of a simplistic replica of the Artemis type in the Temple of Ephesus. Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, was next Zeus the most important deity of the Greco-Roman Dekapolis. Possibly Asia Minor work from the second half of the 1st century. A.D. White marble. H 46 cm.

A rough relief of Artemis Ephesia, appearing more like graffiti, on the side of a pilaster near the entrance to the Varius Baths, Ephesus. Roman period?.

Archaeological Museum of Brauron: Terracotta votive tablets with depictions of the goddess Artemis.(c. 500-480 B.C) Artemis on a hunt, holding a mace, accompanied by a dog

Limestone statue of the goddess Artemis,3rd century B.C. Cypriot Artemis, the Greek goddess responsible for the nurture of wild animals as well as the hunt, was sister of Apollo, and a number of statues representing her have been found at the sanctuary of Apollo at Pyla. Her cult was probably introduced on Cyprus during the fifth century B.C., and, like the Greek goddess Aphrodite, she became assimilated with the Great Goddess of fertility who had been worshiped on the island for centuries. Artemis carries a quiver and is accompanied by a fawn.

This shallow relief depicts Artemis capturing a stag, not with her usual bow and arrow but with a spear. It is probably a dedication of some kind to the hunting goddess dating from the Roman period. The style however is influenced by fifth century BCE Greek sculpture

Description Ephesus, Parthian Monument, Artemis-Selene, Hesperos, Nyx, and Thalassa Date 169 CE–180 CE Vienna, Ephesos Museum Ephesus, Parthian Monument Roman Empire

Apollo and Artemis Slaying the Children of Niobe in the British Museum

Small terracotta statues of Apollon and Artemis. The Louvre Museum

Apollon and Artemis slaying the children of Niobe. Roman, circa 1st century BCE. The British Museum