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	Britomartis
		Britomartis was worshipped as the Minoan goddess of mountains and hunting.
		Britomartis was a daughter of Carme, the daughter of Euboulos, by Zeus.
		As Aphaea------ Britomartis was worshipped primarily on the island of Aegina in Mycenaean times, where the temple "Athena Aphaea" was later located.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/di/Diktynna.html (309 words)

	Mother Goddesses
		Britomartis was probably identical to or derived from the Bronze Age goddess Potnia theron, or the Mistress of Animals.
		Britomartis was a patron goddess of hunters, sailors and fishermen.
		Britomartis was not only worshipped in Crete; she was celebrated as one of the local goddesses on the island of Aegina, as the goddess Aphaea.
	www.timelessmyths.com /classical/mother.html (7273 words)

	preHomer
		The myth is of Britomartis, and a Greek text in which it is preserved specifies that her name is Cretan for "The Sweet Virgin." Little is known of the Cretan language, but the name is not Greek and appears to be Cretan.
		Britomartis is said to bear the epithet Diktynna because she caught the eye of King Minos.
		The Greek explanation that Britomartis is called Diktynna because she fell into diktna is known as a folk etymology -- a traditional etiology for a word or name whose true source or meaning is no longer known.
	www.unlv.edu /Faculty/jmstitt/Eng480/prehomer.html (463 words)

	Britomartis -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		She was also associated with Potnia and ((Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana) Artemis.
		Britomartis was worshipped as the (A Cretan who lived in the bronze-age culture of Crete about 3000-1100 BC) Minoan goddess of mountains and hunting.
		Britomartis was worshipped primarily on the island of (An island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf) Aegina in (Click link for more info and facts about Mycenaean) Mycenaean times, where the temple "Athena Aphaea" was later located.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/br/britomartis.htm (436 words)

	Britomartis
		According to a late myth, (1) Britomartis was the daughter of Zeus and Carme, daughter of Euboulos.
		From some sources it is known, that the Archaic cult wooden statue (xoanon) of Britomartis, made by the great Minoan craftsman Daedalus, existed in the temple of Olous.(2) In the Greek Classical period Britomartis was represented on the coins of the cities Chersonesos and Olous (Elounda), where she became the main divinity.
		The Minoan goddess of mountains, Britomartis was worshipped in Crete, as Aphaea in Aegina, during the Archaic period as Potnia theron in the Greek Mainland, and during the Classical age as Diktynna in Western Crete and somewhere else too.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/b/britomartis.html (649 words)

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		Therefore, in a sense, Britomartis obeys the two ironic commands shown in the House of Busirane: "Be bold" and "Be not too bold"(3.11.54); the integration of masculine strength and feminine self-restraint in Britomartis greatly sustains her throughout the series of trials she encounters in Book 3.
		Britomartis' two austere watches enable her to sharpen her insight and to penetrate into the false nature of all the images of perverted love which Busirane has produced by means of his devilish magic.
		Britomartis in the end appreciates not only the complexity of sexual love but the necessity of heroic efforts to generate and integrate her diverse physical, emotional, and cognitive powers to combat the perversions of sexual love.
	hompi.sogang.ac.kr /anthony/mesak/mes091\007.htm (3385 words)

	Fallen Gods
		Meanwhile, Alcestis speaks to Britomartis, eager to be accepted back into the priesthood so that she may once again feel the touch of the Titans in her mind during the blessing ceremonies.
		Britomartis reserves judgement, unsure whether Alcestis has truly learned humility or still believes her own dance to be more important than the collective dance of the temple.
		Furious, and sickened by Britomartis’ refusal to accept that what she’s done is wrong, Alcestis drops down to the island and smashes Britomartis against the cliffs, killing her instantly.
	www.drwhoguide.com /telos10.htm (2848 words)

	BRITOMARTIS : Greek goddess of hunting & nets ; mythology : DICTYNNA, DIKTYNNA
		BRITOMARTIS was a virgin goddess of hunting and nets used for fishing, fowling and the hunting of small game.
		Britomartis was a huntress of the island of Krete.
		As Britomartis had to do with fishermen and sailors, and was the protectress of harbours and navigation generally, this feature was transferred to Artemis also, as we see especially in the Arcadian Artemis; and the temples of the two divinities, therefore, stood usually on the banks of rivers or on the sea-coast.
	www.theoi.com /Georgikos/Britomartis.html (1986 words)

	Minos 2, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
		Minos 2 is said to have fallen in love with Britomartis, daughter of Zeus and Carme (daughter of Eubulus, son of Carmanor).
		Britomartis, fleeing from Minos 2 when he attempted to ravish her, threw herself into nets that had been cast for a draught of fishes, and was made a goddess by Artemis.
		Others think that this story is unlikely because, they say, Britomartis was a goddess from the very start, being the daughter of Zeus; they also argue that it is not right to ascribe such an impious deed to Minos 2.
	www.maicar.com /GML/Minos2.html (1863 words)

	The Stolen Goddess: The Kaphtu Trilogy Book 2
		Britomartis found herself in the Bright Land and able to live there without being destroyed, as most mortals would be.
		Seven years Later Britomartis was chosen along with my mother and the others as part of the Tribute of Fourteen and came to Kaphtu.
		Britomartis and Ariadne, with powerful help from the Bright Land, defeated the plans of M'nos and afterward shielded the land of Kaphtu from the worst effects of the Great Wave, which ravaged the coast of Kaphtu when the fire-mountain on Dariapana exploded.
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		Caino - birthplace of Britomartis, the ‘Sweet Virgin’ daughter of Zeus and Carme.The virgin huntress also known as Dictynna was a local Cretan deity who was identified with the goddess Artemis because of her qualities and responsibilities.
		In order to escape the hands of her pursuer, Britomartis leapt into the sea, where she was saved by the nets of some fishermen.
		The relationship-identification between Britomartis and Aphaea, the association of which is mentioned in the myth, seems to date back to the period when the Cretans of Cydonia (modern day Chania) vanquished the Samian invaders with the help of the Aeginetans.
	www.in-crete.co.uk /goddess-tours/vritomartis.htm (424 words)

	Britomartis
		She was worshipped not only in Crete, but appeared to the inhabitants of Aegina, and was there called Aphaea, whereas in Crete she received the surname Dictymna or Dictynna: from a net.
		These wanderings of Britomartis unquestionably indicate the gradual diffusion of her worship in the various maritime places of Greece mentioned in the legend.
		Lastly, Britomartis was like Artemis drawn into the mystic worship of Hecate, and even identified with her.
	bulfinch.englishatheist.org /b/pantheon/Britomartis.html (401 words)

	CARME : Greek demi-goddess of the harvest ; mythology : KARME
		Karme was a daughter of Euboulos, probably a demi-god of ploughing, and the mother of Britomartis, goddess of the nets, by Zeus.
		[1] BRITOMARTIS (by Zeus) (Pausanias 2.30.3, Diodorus Siculus 5.76.3, Antoninus Liberalis 40)
		"Britomartis, who is also called Diktynna, the myths relate, was born at Kaino in Krete of Zeus and Karme, the daughter of Euboulos who was the son of Demeter; she invented the nets (diktya) which are used in hunting." - Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 5.76.3
	www.theoi.com /Georgikos/Karme.html (304 words)

	Probably designed by Jean Cousin the Elder and possibly woven by Pierre II Blasse and Jacques Langlois: The Drowning of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Britomartis, pursued by Minos, who wished to take her by force in the woods, greatly preferred to end her life in the sea rather than submit to his outrageous will.
		Accordingly, wishing to give her fame for her death, Phoebe [Diana] invested fishnets and snares, with which the body was brought to a holy place, and since then the Greeks have called her Dictynna ["fishnet"].
		This is one of the richly colored and beautifully designed tapestries that once may have decorated the main halls of the Château at Anet, which was built from 1557 onward for Diane de Poitiers, mistress to King Henri II of France.
	www.metmuseum.org /TOAH/hd/valo_2/hod_42.57.1.htm (466 words)

	Britomartis - LoveToKnow 1911
		BRITOMARTIS (" sweet maiden"), an old Cretan goddess, later identified with Artemis.
		According to Callimachus (Hymn to Diana, 190), she was a nymph, the daughter of Zeus and Carme, and a favourite companion of Artemis.
		This page was last modified 00:57, 2 Sep 2006.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Britomartis (165 words)

	Goddesses and Priestesses Connected to Artemis
		Each year, Britomartis spent nine months in the underworld, where she cared for the souls of the dead.
		Each time Ariadne returned, Britomartis would leap into the sea, and swim to the underwater entrance to the underworld to take her place.
		Britomartis was also worshipped on Aegina and in Sparta under her titles, Aphaea 'vanisher' and Laphria 'despoiling.' The Spartans adored both her and Artemis as Ladies of the Lake.
	www.moonspeaker.ca /artemis/britdikt.html (687 words)

	Divine Intervention
		Britomartis would never forget the sight when she finally coughed out the last bit of seawater and opened her eyes.
		Britomartis had been fated to die in the fishermen’s nets and the goddess had interfered, something even the gods were forbidden to do.
		Britomartis gasped and Artemis knew they must be in the right place when she saw the body of Callisto lying on the floor near an open pit.
	www.ausxip.com /fanfic4/devine.html (10582 words)

	Britomartis
		When patriarchy overran the island, the theology of this culture was distorted and goddesses were demoted to heroines and their legends were grafted to those of the Greek heroes.
		Britomartis (sweet girl) is one who has survived in this manner but some scholars suspect she may well be the greatest goddess of Minoan Crete.
		Britomartis had as her companions, a suckling babe and a snake, two powerful symbols of the generative force.
	www.blueroebuck.com /britomartis.htm (252 words)

	Britomartis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Britomartis ("sweet maid") was said to be the daughter of Zeus.
		King Minos of Knossos tried to make Britomartis his mistress, but she fled from him and in her desperation to preserve her virginity threw herself off a cliff into the sea.
		The king finally gave up the pursuit when the Cretan goddess sought sanctuary in the sacred grove of Artemis, and became her close associate.
	www.factophile.com /show.content?action=view&pageid=281 (94 words)

	Mellicta britomartis
		I'm fairly certain that it is britomartis but I'd like comment on this insect - please e-mail me using e-mail link on top left of the page.
		I'll not explain why I think it is britomartis in case it influences your thinking!
		I found about a dozen of these butterflies on a lovely flowery limestone hillside in an area britomartis is reported from.
	www.eurobutterflies.com /species_pages/britomartis.htm (181 words)

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		Also known as Britomartis, Great Goddess of Bronze Age Crete and the Aegean Islands.
		Britomartis, the Sweet Virgin, Dictynna, the Lawgiving Mother and Aegea, the foundress of Aegean civilization.
		Pre-Roman Latium knew Her as Rhea Silvia, Rhea of the Woodland, under Whose rule, the Vestal Virgins were neither celibate nuns, nor servants of the state, as they became in later ages.
	www.mothergoddess.com /crete.htm (150 words)

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		bk3_01 - The Legende of Britomartis - Canto 01
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	Legends of Artemis
		She was the mother of Britomartis and the inventor of language and the
		In it, Britomartis was the daughter of a Phoenician king who travelled from
		Another explanation for Britomartis was that she was the daughter of Leto, and that Artemis deified
	www.amazonation.com /LegendsArtemis.html (1961 words)

	Minoan Snake Goddess
		But these were all names given to Her after others had moved to the island and began assimilating their dieties with the Minoan Goddess.
		Until we are able to decipher the script known as Linear A, we will not know the name She was called by the Minoans themselves.
		The myth of Britomartis tells us that She was relentlessly pursued by Minos II.
	www.orderwhitemoon.org /goddess/Minoan1.html (1480 words)

	Stock Photo of Temple of Aphaea (Britomartis) on Aegina island, Greece.
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	BRITOMARTIS - Encyclopedia Britannica - BRITOMARTIS - JCSM's Study Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		BRITOMARTIS - Encyclopedia Britannica - BRITOMARTIS - JCSM's Study Center
		BRITOMARTIS '(" sweet maiden "), an old Cretan goddess, later identified with Artemis.
		According to Callimachus (Hymn to Diana, 1t o), She was a nymph, the daughter of 'Zeus and Cattle, 'ands a favourite companion of Artemis.
	jcsm.org /StudyCenter/Encyclopedia_Britannica/BRI_BUN/BRITOMARTIS.html (554 words)

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