Artemis's Six Wishes When Zeus asked Artemis what she wanted for her third birthday, she she said that she wanted six things:
~ to be allowed to live without having to be distracted by love and marriage, ~ a bow and arrow just like her brother's, ~ a hunting costume and freedom from having to dress up like a lady, ~ the job of bringing light into the world, ~sixty young nymphs to be her companions and to help care for her hunting dogs, and ~all the mountains on the earth to live on. Zeus was amused by her precociousness and happily granted the little goddess Artemis her wishes. Even at this tender age it was clear that Artemis was going to be the most independent of the goddesses, one who thrived on challenges! |