Why was the Fertility Goddess Worshipped at Ephesus Identified with Artemis, a Virgin Huntress, Rather than a Goddess like Demeter, Aphrodite, or Hera, etc.? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Why was the Fertility Goddess Worshipped at Ephesus Identified with Artemis, a Virgin Huntress, Rather than a Goddess like Demeter, Aphrodite, or Hera, etc.?

by ZWass777

To me Artemis seems like the least likely candidate for fertility based on her status as Virgin, while other goddesses are strongly associated with motherhood in the Greek tradition

mimicofmodes

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