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.
She erupts into a pillar of light and is sent back to heaven. I'm pretty sure that they just worded it weird because before this movie no gods had been shown to be killed or sent to heaven. It's really not that different from Ishtar's "death".
In some versions of the myth of Orion, his death, too, was caused by Artemis' anger. He either challenged her, tried to rape her or one of her attendants, or he had an affair with Eos, the goddess of dawn; in any case Artemis shot him. But after his death he was placed in the sky to become the constellation, Orion.
in early times human sacrifices had been offered to Artemis. A relic of this was the yearly custom observed at Sparta, of flogging the boys till they bled, at the altar of deity not unknown elsewhere and named Artemis Orthia (the upright) probably from her stiff posture in the antiquated wooden image.
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' Weaknesses
She does, however, have a few. 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.
Accounts of his death vary widely: some legends have him killed by Artemis for trying to rape her, others of Apollo's jealousy over Artemis' love of Orion; still other legends have him killed by a monstrous scorpion.
Knowing that the maiden had taken a vow of chastity, Zeus resorted to deception to get at Callisto. He came to her disguised as Artemis, and the young huntress let down her guard. Seizing the opportunity, Zeus raped her.
There was a story where the two fell madly in love and would then hunt together, continuously trying to outdo each other. That is until Orion made the mistake of telling Artemis that he could slay anything that came from the earth.
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.
There is at least one myth that makes it explicit that she shared a degree of physical intimacy with one of her nymphs, Callisto.
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.
She loved to hunt and spent much of her time in the forest. The god Zeus was Artemis' father and the Titan Leto was her mother. Artemis had a twin brother named Apollo. Artemis never married and remained a virgin.
The seer Calchas was among the group, and he told Agamemnon that he had angered the goddess Artemis and that the wind would not allow them to make their voyage until Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter, Iphigenia, to the goddess.
According to the mythographer Apollodorus, Zeus forced himself on Callisto when he disguised himself as Artemis or Apollo, in order to lure the sworn maiden into his embrace.
There was a spreading story about Actaeon's death at the hands of Artemis, but as brave as he is, Orion ignored this horrifying story and continued his journey to the forest where the goddess hunts because he was said to be passionately in love with Merope, one of Artemis' nymphs.
Artemis' virginity and staying a maid is taken very seriously. She was one of the three goddesses that remained a virgin, the other two being Athene and Hestia. "Artemis remained a maid, and those who have neglected this fact have been severely punished" (Parada, Carlos). Take, for example, the story of Actaeon.
Upon hearing the news, Artemis and Leto asked from Zeus to put their fellow hunter on the skies; Zeus agreed and turned Orion into a constellation, as well as the Scorpion that killed him.
(4) COMPANIONS - GODS & GODDESSES
APOLLON Artemis' twin brother was one of her closest companions. The pair are usually depicted together in scenes of the gods. ATHENA The goddess Athena was raised alongside Artemis, Persephone, and the maiden Okeanides.
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.
Being associated with chastity, Artemis at an early age asked her father Zeus to grant her eternal virginity. Also, all her companions were virgins. Artemis was very protective of her purity, and gave grave punishment to any man who attempted to dishonor her in any form.
Impregnation by Zeus
Nonnus classifies Zeus's affair with Semele as one in a set of twelve, the other eleven women on whom he begot children being Io, Europa, Plouto, Danaë, Aigina, Antiope, Leda, Dia, Alcmene, Laodameia, the mother of Sarpedon, and Olympias.
One time when Apollo was away performing his godly duties, Coronis fell in love with Ischys, son of Elatus. Going against her father's warnings, she slept with him in secret. Apollo, however, discovered this affair through his prophetic powers. Angered, he sent his twin sister, Artemis, to kill Coronis.
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.