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'And by "metaphorically," I mean get your coat.'
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This is a bronze statuette of Artemis, dated to the end of the 4th cent. B.C., which was retrieved from deep waters in the open sea by Mykonos, in May 1959 and since then has been kept in the storerooms of the National Archaeological Museum. This specific statuette was probably dedicated to a sanctuary of the goddess. Its provenance indicates that it was once included in the cargo of a ship, possibly transporting works of art among other things.

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“…Hekate, with a torch in her hands, met Demeter, and spoke to her and told her news: ‘Queenly Demeter, bringer of seasons and giver of good gifts, what god of heaven or what mortal man has rapt away Persephone and pierced with sorrow your dear heart? For I heard her voice, yet saw not with my eyes who it was. But I tell you truly and shortly all I know.’

So, then, said Hekate. And the daughter of rich-haired Rhea answered her not, but sped swiftly with her, holding flaming torches in her hands.”

-Homeric Hymn to Demeter