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Niobe insulted their mother, Leto in saying during one of Leto's festivals that she was as worthy of worship as Leto for being mother to seven sons and seven daughters while Leto had only one son and one daughter; in punishment for this boast, Leto had her children kill all of Niobe's (or all but one daughter and one son).

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How did Artemis kill Orion?

Her brother Apollo was angered by their friendship. Apollo challenged Artemis to an archery competition. He told her to shoot a target from far away. Artemis had no idea that the target her brother mentioned was the head of Orion. Artemis' shot was perfect (like always) so Orion died. Another version on how Orion died was that Apollo sent a scorpion to sting Orion in his heal. Gaea, Mother Earth, could of sent the scorpion instead of Apollo because she was upset that Orion was killing all of the wild beasts that lived on her. Yet another version on how Orion died: Orion tried to rape Artemis or one of her virgin followers. Being a virgin goddess, she killed him before he could.


Why did Apollo and Diana attack Niobe?

Apollo and his twin sister Diana did not attack Niobe. They did however attack and kill Niobe's children because she had said to Leto, the mother of Apollo and Diana, that she (Niobe) was more of a mother who had 14 children than Leto who had only two.


Is it true that Apollo killed Artemis' love?

Apollo, in some myths, was said to have killed Orion, Artemis' companion, by sending a giant scorpion to sting him. It is debatable that Artemis even loved Orion. In many other myths, it is Artemis that killed Orion.


Who are the lovers of Artemis?

Minerva or Athena, Artemis, Venus, Echo, and the Mother of Hercules. The mother of Hercules was an enemy because Zeus was fooling around with her and Hera got mad. So, she killed her and tryed to kill Hercules to .


Did Artemis ever try to kill a cyclops?

There is no known myth about Artemis killing a cyclops.

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Did the Greek goddess Artemis ever kill a monster?

Artemis aided Apollo in the slaying of Python.


Who used Artemis?

Apollo, in one account of the myth of Orion and Artemis, apparently used Artemis to kill Orion unknowing.


Why was coronis killed by Apollo?

First Apollo sent his twin sister Artemis to kill coronis and she was cheating on him.


How did Artemis kill Chione?

Most likely Artemis killed her with her arrows. Artemis killed Chione because she became too vain after an affair with Apollo.


Did Artemis bring good or evil to humans?

Both, Artemis could kill or heal (with her arrows) women, as Apollo could (with arrows) kill or heal men.


Who did Artemis kill by accident?

Orion. In that version of the myth, Artemis had once loved Orion, but Apollo tricked her into killing him because he was overprotective of her. It should be noted that there are many other versions of this myth.


Why did Artemis kill Orion?

Artemis didn't kill Orion; most stories say that Apollo did because he was defending his sister's maidenhood after she started getting fond of Orion.


Who is kids did Artemis kill?

She killed Niboes kids. 10 to be exact 5 boys and 5 girls. Niboes had 12 kids. Since she laughed at Artemis mom (Leto) for only having twins, Artemis + Apollo killed her children leaving her with twins (1 boy + 1 girl).


Why did Zeus kill his son Apollo?

Zeus didn't try to kill Apollo. Apollo lives on Olympus as the god of sun, young men and music, with his sister Artemis. Besides, all the Greek gods were supposed to be immortal, so they can't be killed.


Why did Zeus kill Apollo son?

Zeus didn't try to kill Apollo. Apollo lives on Olympus as the god of sun, young men and music, with his sister Artemis. Besides, all the Greek gods were supposed to be immortal, so they can't be killed.


Who killed Aesculapius' mother?

Aesculapius was the son of Apollo and a lake nymph Koronis. Koronis had an affair with a human and enraged by her infidelity, Apollo sent his sister Artemis, to kill her.


Where did Apollo's bow and arrow come from?

Hera was jealous of Leto, mother of Apollo and Artemis by Zeus, and sent the great dragon Python to kill her. In order to protect his mother, Apollo begged Hephaestus, the blacksmith god, for a bow and arrows and then proceeded to kill the beast. He was only four days old at the time, but he had grown at an astonishing speed.Other myths say that Python had try to kill Leto beforeApollo and Artemis were born. After Apollo was born, Zeus gave him a golden bow and golden arrows made my Hephaestus and the Cyclopes. He then set out to find Python so he could kill the beast and claim the Oracle of Delphi.