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Apollo grew jealous of Artemis's affection to Orion and some stories say that sent a scorpion that stung Orion in the heel. Others tell that Apollo bet that Artemis could not shoot a speck in the distance and when she did, she learned that the speck was actually Orion.
Artemis and Aphrodite had a rivalry that was not no secret. Aphrodite hated that Artemis had some people who believed in the virgin goddess who stay single and don't fall in love. So the goddess of love and beauty would target those who follow Artemis and kill or make them fall in love.
Artemis was distraught at Apollo's trick, and so she turned Orion into a constellation. In retaliation, she also killed one of Apollo's own love interests, named Chione, when provoked. Chione had boasted that she was more beautiful than Artemis because both Apollo and Hermes had fallen for her.
Artemis and Apollo remained close to each other forever. Both siblings would become associated with the skill of archery, and they enjoyed hunting together. In addition, both had the power to send plagues upon mortals.
Apollo's love for Daphne was so strong that the god of prophecy was unable to foretell his future but still, his emotions were uncontrollable. He approached the nymph whom he now saw more beautiful and virtuous than she actually was.
The sharp, gold-tipped arrow pierced the heart of Apollo inflaming his love for Daphne, a beautiful nymph, daughter of the river god Peneus, while the blunt, lead-tipped arrow struck the nymph creating an intense aversion for love in the her heart.
In another version of the story, she changed herself into a doe and jumped between them. The Aloadae threw their spears and so mistakenly killed one another.
When clouds weren't blocking her view, Artemis gazed down on Orion as he roamed around his deserted island, and she fell in love with him. But there was a problem: The gods could not mingle with the mortals. Artemis knew this but couldn't resist.
One day Apollo saw Coronis and became enamoured of her. He lay with her in her home, and consequently she became pregnant.
Another common cause of Artemis' vengeance was betrayal. Callisto, one of Artemis' virginal companions, committed such a crime. Callisto was seduced by Zeus, undetected by the other Greek gods. It was only when Callisto was already with child and was seen bathing by the goddess, that the deception was discovered.
Artemis' Cruelty: Callisto, Actaeon, Agamemnon, Orion
If any of these nymphs slipped up and lost their virginity, Artemis treated them very harshly. One such attendant was Callisto, whom Zeus raped. Afterwards, Artemis changed Callisto into a bear for breaking her vow of chastity.
According to one story, Artemis loved the giant huntsman Orion and lived with him in the forest. Eventually, Artemis became jealous. She thought that Orion loved another woman. In revenge, Artemis shot Orion with an arrow.
(4) MORTAL LOVES (MEN)
HYAKINTHOS (Hyacinthus) A prince of Lakedaimonia (southern Greece) who was loved by the gods Apollon and Zephryos. He was accidentally slain by Apollon in a game of quoits and transformed into a flower.
Artemis discovered that they could only be killed by each other. She disguised herself as a deer and jumped between the brothers while they were hunting. They both threw their spears at Artemis, but she dodged the spears just in time. The brothers ended up striking and killing each other with their spears.
At just four days old, Apollo went on a hunt to avenge the Python who had tormented his pregnant mother. With his handy bow and arrow, he hit the Python and killed it instantly, while the nymphs of Delphi cheered him on. The Python's mother Gaea, meanwhile, was deeply angered.
Artemis, the virgin goddess of nature and hunting, killed Niobe's seven daughters with her lethal arrows and their dead bodies were lying unburied for nine days.
The story of Sipriotes, a young boy who saw the goddess bathing; Artemis turned him into a girl (Atsma). "Being associated with chastity, Artemis at an early age (in one legend she was three years old) asked her father, the great god Zeus, to grant her eternal virginity.
Answer and Explanation: In Greek mythology, Artemis is the virgin goddess, so named because she has never had carnal relations with anyone and has never had a husband. When Artemis was a child, she asked her father to grant her a few wishes. One of those wishes was that she would always be a virgin.
Artemis was the daughter of the Zeus and Leto. Her twin brother was Apollo. Apollo was also an important god in Greek religion. Artemis was unmarried and never had children.
Her primary weaknesses are her lack of mercy and her pride.
There are several versions of the death of her friend, Orion, but all seem to lead back to Artemis being his killer, either directly or indirectly.
In Greek mythology, Hyacinthus was a Spartan prince of remarkable beauty and a lover of the sun god Apollo.
Apollo's Women
Marpessa: daughter of Euenos. Their offspring was Kleopatra, wife of Meleager, although her father may have been Idas. Chione: daughter of Daedalion. Their son was Philammon, sometimes said to be the son of Philonis.
Muses, the nine goddesses of arts, poetry, and song were all his lovers.
Apollo bragged to Cupid that his bow was bigger than Cupid's. Angered by the insult, Cupid shot him with a golden love arrow causing Apollo to fall in love with the first person he saw. Cupid then shot Daphne with a lead-tipped arrow causing her to be impervious to love.