The Feast of Artemis Free

FREE THE FEAST OF ARTEMIS PDF

Added by 6 of our members. Anne Zouroudi's tales of the Greek Detective are 'Gripping and tense, with an atmosphere which holds you in thrall', says Susan Hill. Reviews Firmly in the delicious subgenre of crime-cum-gastroporn pioneered by Andrea Camilleri Yours Greece Fortunately, Zouroudi's masterfully compelling detective Hermes Diaktoros is on hand to sort the facts from the myths surrounding the violent death of a mysterious stranger Daily Mirror Anne Zouroudi writes The Feast of Artemis - her books have all the sparkle and light of the island landscapes in which she sets them. The Lady of Sorrows, her latest, is The Feast of Artemis gorgeous treat Lovely, delicious prose and plot The Feast of Artemis as tasty as one of those irresistible honey-soaked Greek confections Alexander McCall Smith A cracking plot, colourful local characters and descriptions of the hot, dry countryside so strong that you can almost see the heat haze and hear the cicadas - the perfect read to curl up with Guardian The Feast of Artemis and beautifully written, and reveals the savage, superstitious reality behind the pretty facade that is all that most of us know of any Greek island Literary Review Book Description From the real life Shirley Valentine, Anne Zouroudi's seventh Greek mystery with the popular detective, Hermes The Feast of Artemis. The olive harvest is drawing to a close in the town of Dendra, and when Hermes Diaktoros arrives for the celebratory festival he expects an indulgent day of food and wine. But as young men leap a blazing bonfire in feats of daring, one of them is badly burned. Did he fall, or was he pushed? Then, as Hermes learns of a deep-running feud between two families, one of their patriarchs dies. Determined to find out why, Hermes follows a bitter trail through the olive groves to reveal a motive for murder, and uncovers a dark deed brought to light by the sin of gluttony. Her attachment to Greece remains strong, and the country is the inspiration for much of her writing. She now lives in East Anglia. Genre: Mystery. Lovely, delicious prose and plot - as tasty as one of those irresistible honey-soaked Greek The Feast of Artemis. Fragile Hollowsbook 1 Lisa Unger. Smoke Lydia Strongbook 4 Lisa Miscione. Please email webmaster fantasticfiction. Feast of Artemis (Mysteries of the Greek Detective, book 7) by Anne Zouroudi

Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. The The Feast of Artemis descriptions of various food The Feast of Artemis drink items will leave you wanting some. This was the last of the author's Seven Deadly Sins Mysteries--and covers the The Feast of Artemis of gluttony. I had no idea how Zouroudi would construct a mystery based on gluttony, but she's The Feast of Artemis us a gastronomic delight. Hermes Diaktoros from Athens, aka the fat man, is back in top form, with his white tennis shoes and his capacious hold-all. He is visiting the Greek country The Feast of Artemis of Dendra on a festival day, with loads of mouth-watering delicacies. He The Feast of Artemis and investigates several mysteries; it was a joy to see how supposedly unconnected events all come together. A young boy jumping a bonfire The Feast of Artemis badly burned through either being pushed into the fire or slipping. Also a feud between two olive oil producing families and the death of a patriarch of one of them, the poisoning of several townspeople supposedly at the local ice-cream shop which has resulted in the near-collapse of the owner's business, and a lady vintner and her special wine all fit together to create an absorbing mystery. The author leaves clues all through the story, but The Feast of Artemis doesn't quite lead us by the hand. Hermes is his usual gentle, probing, possibly other-worldly self, solving the mystery and dispensing justice by relying on peoples' consciences. We see The Feast of Artemis half-brother Dino, a rather debauched, hippie-ish character. The townspeople are all well-drawn. The author makes me feel the loveliness and brightness of the Greek countryside. On my copy I saw the series title has been changed to "The Mysteries of the Greek Detective", so I hope this means she will be writing more stories about Hermes. Very The Feast of Artemis recommended. Somehow I felt that it became a novel of two halves. The first half very clearly all the happenings around the town of Dendra, and the second the way in which the fat man dealt with those who had been involved in these happenings. The fat man's uncovery of the truth of what had gone on, seemed more deliberate and less detective but I guess that is what a detective does. The fat man turns out to be a rich benefactor in this novel and puts up the money for treatment for Dimitris in Switzerland. His brother Dino is also a constant feature of this story although he doesn't contribute to its plot but does add to our picture of the fat man's family with him having to shell out all the time to pay Dino's debts. The author does not shy away from treating more modern themes such as the role gay people might or do play in the community as well as the traditional vendetta type relationships between families. Lest it be thought that the fat man puts everything to rights, he fails with Meni the owner of the vineyard. I guess it is the mark of a good detective writer that readers don't guess who did what, and in this case I was surprised. It is an irony when one re-reads on p. Her descriptions of the Greek village environment seem true to what I have seen - for example her descriptions of The Feast of Artemis park on pp. And characterisations are real. Xavier perhaps an un-Greek name - the protestor, seems sufficiently vague that unlike the rest of the town he still patronises the gelateria which everyone else has boycotted. Having read the book on the Mani Patrick Leigh Fermor I really appreciated the descriptions of the vineyard tower p. Once again I appreciated the Greek glossary in the front, the sketchmap of the town and region and the list of Dramatis Personae. A chance encounter with his half-brother leads them to Dendra and the festival celebrating the end of the olive harvest. But a day of feasting ends in tragedy when a young man is badly The Feast of Artemis as he tries to leap a burning bonfire. Later Hermes learns that there are allegations that the young man didn't fall but was tripped, the latest incident in a long-running and bitter feud between two local families. Then the patriarch of one of the families dies suddenly and Hermes becomes involved in a complex investigation to discover if he was murdered and, if so, why. As the series has, up until now, used one of the seven deadly sins as its inspiration this is potentially the last book in the series, which I really hope it isn't, Maybe Ms Zourodi could extend the series by using other figures from Greek Mythology like the Erinyes Furiesunless they are part of the mysterious Authorities that empower Diaktoros to mete out a wild form of justice. Many of the reviews and blurbs reference Diaktoros as being a Greek Poirot, and yes there are similarities, a rotundity of form and a fastidiousness of dress immediately The Feast of Artemis to mind, but for me The Feast of Artemis has more in common with another Christie creation, Harley Quinn, who is another otherworldly dispenser of justice. I do hope that this isn't the last we see of Diaktoros as I really enjoyed this book - just don't read it if you're dieting as the descriptions of the various local delicacies will cause you break your diet on the spot and you may have The Feast of Artemis follow Hermes' example and visit your local tailor to get your waistband loosened. Home Groups Talk More Zeitgeist. I Agree This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Your use of the site and services is subject to these policies and terms. Members Reviews Popularity Average rating Mentions 35 34 4 The olive harvest is drawing to a close in the town of Dendra, and when Hermes Diaktoros arrives The Feast of Artemis the celebratory festival he expects an indulgent day of food and wine. But as young men leap a blazing bonfire in feats of daring, one of them is badly burned. Did he fall, or was he pushed? Then, as Hermes learns of a deep-running feud between two families, one of their patriarchs dies. Determined to find out why, Hermes follows a bitter trail through the olive groves to reveal a motive for murder, and uncovers a dark deed brought to light by the sin of gluttony. No current Talk conversations about this book. Don't read this one on an empty stomach! Hermes Diaktoros investigates the seventh deadly sin, greed. Belongs to Series Mysteries of the Greek Detective 7. You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data. The Feast of Artemis. References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in English None. The olive harvest is drawing to a close in the town of Dendra, and when Hermes Diaktoros arrives for the celebratory festival he expects an indulgent The Feast of Artemis of food and wine. No library descriptions found. Book description. Haiku summary. Add to Your books. Add to wishlist. Quick Links Amazon. Amazon Kindle 0 editions. Audible 0 editions. CD Audiobook 0 editions. Project Gutenberg 0 editions. Google Books — Loading Local Book Search. Swap 14 want. Popular covers See all 10 covers. Rating Average: 4 0. The Feast of Artemis this you? Become a LibraryThing Author. Recently added by. For more help see the Common Knowledge help page. Original publication date. Add to Your books Add to wishlist Quick Links. The Feast of Artemis (The Greek Detective, #7) by Anne Zouroudi

The goddess Diana is her Roman equivalent. Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Letoand the twin sister of Apollo. She was the patron and protector of young girls, and was believed to bring disease upon women and relieve them of it. Artemis was worshipped as one of the primary goddesses of childbirth and midwifery along with Eileithyia. Much like Athena The Feast of Artemis HestiaArtemis preferred to remain a maiden and is sworn never to marry. Artemis was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities, and her temple at Ephesus was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Artemis' symbols included a bow and arrow, a quiver and hunting knives and the deer and the cypress were sacred to her. The name Artemis nounfeminine is of unknown or uncertain etymology, [2] [3] although various sources have been proposed. It is believed that a precursor of Artemis was The Feast of Artemis in Minoan Crete as the goddess of mountains and hunting, Britomartis. According to J. Jablonskithe name is also Phrygian and could be "compared with the royal appellation Artemas of Xenophon. Leto bore Apollo and Artemis, delighting in arrows, Both of lovely shape like none of the heavenly gods, As she joined in love to the Aegis -bearing ruler. Various conflicting accounts are given in Classical Greek mythology regarding the birth of Artemis and Apollo, her twin brother. However, in terms of parentage, all accounts agree that she was the daughter of Zeus and Leto and that she was the twin sister of Apollo. In some sources she is born at the same time as Apollo, in others, earlier or later. An account by Callimachus has it that Hera forbade Leto to give birth on either terra firma the mainland or on an island. Hera was angry with her husband Zeus because he had impregnated Leto but the island of Delos disobeyed Hera and Leto gave birth there. In ancient Cretan history Leto was worshipped at Phaistos and, in Cretan mythology, Leto gave birth to Apollo and Artemis on the islands known today as Paximadia. A The Feast of Artemis of Servius on Aeneid iii. The myths also differ as to whether Artemis was born first, or Apollo. Most stories depict Artemis as born first, becoming her mother's midwife upon the birth of her brother Apollo. The childhood of Artemis is not fully related in any surviving myth. The Iliad reduced the figure of the dread goddess to that of a girl, who, having been thrashed by Heraclimbs weeping into the lap of Zeus. A poem by Callimachus to the goddess "who amuses herself on mountains with archery" imagines some charming vignettes. Artemis, while sitting The Feast of Artemis the knee of her father, Zeus, asked him to grant her ten wishes:. Artemis believed that she had been chosen by the Fates to be The Feast of Artemis midwife, particularly since she had assisted her mother in the delivery of her twin brother, Apollo. Her symbols included the golden bow and arrow, the hunting dog, the stag, and the Moon. The Feast of Artemis tells [21] how Artemis spent her girlhood seeking out the things that she would need to be a huntress, how she obtained her bow and arrows from the isle of Liparawhere Hephaestus and the Cyclopes worked. Oceanus' daughters were filled with fear, but the young Artemis bravely approached and asked for bow and arrows. Callimachus then tells how Artemis visited Panthe god of the forest, who gave her seven female and six male dogs. She then captured six golden-horned deer to pull her chariot. Artemis practiced with her bow first by shooting at trees and then at wild beasts. As a virgin, Artemis had interested many gods and men, but only her hunting companion, Orionwon her heart. Orion was accidentally killed either by Artemis or by Gaia. The The Feast of Artemis god Alpheus was in love with Artemis, but as he realizes that he can do nothing to win her heart, he decides to capture her. Artemis, who is with her companions at Letrenoi, goes to Alpheus, but, suspicious of his motives, she covers her face with mud so that the river god does not recognize her. In another story, Alphaeus tries to rape Artemis' attendant Arethusa. Artemis pities Arethusa and saves her by transforming Arethusa into a spring in Artemis' The Feast of Artemis, Artemis Alphaea in Letrini, where the goddess and her attendant drink. Bouphagos, the son of the Titan Iapetus, sees Artemis and thinks about raping her. Reading his sinful thoughts, Artemis strikes him at Mount Pholoe. Siproites is a boy, who, either because he accidentally sees Artemis bathing or because he attempts to rape her, is turned into a girl by the goddess. Multiple versions of the Actaeon myth survive, though many are fragmentary. The details vary but at the core, they involve a great hunter, Actaeon whom Artemis turns into a stag for a transgression and who is then killed by hunting dogs. Sometimes they are Artemis' hounds. According to the standard modern text on the work, Lamar Ronald Lacey's The Myth of Aktaion: Literary and Iconographic Studiesthe most likely original version of the myth is that Actaeon was the hunting companion of the goddess who, seeing her naked in her sacred spring, attempts to force himself on her. For this hubris, he is turned into a stag and devoured by his own The Feast of Artemis. However, in some surviving versions, Actaeon The Feast of Artemis a stranger who The Feast of Artemis upon her. According to the Latin version of the story told by the Roman Ovid [25] having accidentally seen Artemis Diana on Mount Cithaeron while she was bathing, he was changed by her into a stag, and pursued and killed by his fifty hounds. In some versions of the story of AdonisArtemis sent a wild boar to kill Adonis as punishment for his hubristic boast that he was a better hunter than her. In other versions, Artemis killed Adonis for revenge. In later myths, Adonis had been related as a favorite of Aphroditeand Aphrodite was responsible for the death of Hippolytuswho had been a favorite of Artemis. Therefore, Artemis killed Adonis to The Feast of Artemis Hippolytus's death. In yet another version, Adonis was not killed by Artemis, but by Ares, as punishment for being with Aphrodite. Orion was Artemis' hunting companion. In some versions, he is killed by Artemis, while in others he is killed by a scorpion sent by Gaia. In some versions, Orion tries to seduce Opis, [28] one of Artemis' followers, and she kills him. In a version by Aratus[29] Orion takes hold of Artemis' robe and she kills him in self-defense. In yet another version, Apollo sends the scorpion. According to Hyginus [30] Artemis once loved Orion in spite of the late source, this version appears to be a rare remnant of her as the pre-Olympian goddess, who took consorts, as Eos didbut was tricked into killing him by her brother Apollo, who was "protective" of his sister's maidenhood. The twin sons of Poseidon and IphidemiaOtos and Ephialtes, grew enormously at a young age. They were aggressive, great hunters, and could not be killed unless they killed each other. The growth of the Aloadae never stopped, and they boasted that as soon as The Feast of Artemis could reach heaven, they would kidnap Artemis and Hera and take them as wives. The gods were afraid of them, except for Artemis who captured a fine deer or in another version of the story, she changed herself into a doe and jumped out between them. The Aloadae threw their spears and so mistakenly killed each other. In another version, Apollo sent the deer into the Aloadae's midst, causing their accidental killing of each other. Callisto was the daughter of Lycaon, King of Arcadia and also was one of Artemis's hunting attendants. As a companion of Artemis, she took a vow of chastity. Zeus appeared to her disguised as Artemis, or in some stories Apollo gained her confidence and took advantage of her or, according to Ovidraped her. As a result of this encounter, she conceived a son, Arcas. Enraged, Hera or Artemis some accounts say both changed her into a bear. Arcas almost killed the bear, but Zeus stopped him just in time. Out of pity, Zeus placed Callisto the bear into the heavens, thus the origin of Callisto the Bear as a constellation. Some stories say that he placed both Arcas and Callisto into the heavens as bears, forming the Ursa Minor and Ursa Major constellations. Artemis punished Agamemnon after he killed a sacred stag in a The Feast of Artemis grove and boasted that he was a better hunter than the goddess. The seer Calchas advised Agamemnon that the only way to appease Artemis was to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia. Artemis then snatched Iphigenia from the altar and substituted a deer. Various myths have been told about what happened after Artemis took her. Either she was brought to Tauros and led the priests there or became Artemis' The Feast of Artemis companion. A Queen of Thebes and wife of AmphionNiobe boasted of her superiority to Leto because while she had fourteen children Niobidsseven boys and seven girls, Leto had only one of each. When Artemis and Apollo heard this impiety, Apollo killed her sons as they practiced athletics, and Artemis shot her daughters, who died instantly without a sound. Apollo and Artemis used poisoned The Feast of Artemis to kill them, though according to some versions two of the Niobids were spared, one boy and one girl. Amphion, at the sight of his dead sons, killed himself. A devastated Niobe and her remaining children were turned to stone by Artemis as they wept. The gods themselves entombed them. Chione was a princess of Pokis. She was beloved by two gods, Hermes and Apolloand boasted that she was prettier than Artemis because she made two gods fall in love with her at once. Artemis was furious and killed Chione with her arrow or struck her dumb by shooting off her tongue. However, some versions of this myth say Apollo and Hermes protected her from Artemis' wrath. Artemis saved the infant The Feast of Artemis from dying of exposure after her father abandoned her. She sent a female bear The Feast of Artemis suckle the baby, who was then raised by hunters. In some stories, Artemis later sent a bear to hurt Atalanta because others claimed Atalanta was a superior hunter. Among other adventures, Atalanta participated in the hunt for the Calydonian Boarwhich Artemis had sent to destroy Calydon because King Oeneus had forgotten her at the harvest sacrifices. In the hunt, Atalanta drew the first blood and was awarded the prize of the skin. She hung it in a sacred grove at Tegea as a dedication to Artemis. Meleager was a hero of Aetolia. King Oeneus had him gather heroes from all over Greece to hunt the Calydonian Boar. After the death of MeleagerArtemis turned his grieving sisters, the The Feast of Artemis into guineafowl that Artemis loved very much. She was a virgin huntress, just like Artemis and proud of her maidenhood. One day, she claimed The Feast of Artemis the body of Artemis was too womanly and she doubted her virginity.