About Cult of Artemis at Brauron
Evidence of worship of Artemis has been found all over the Ancient Greek world, with shrines dedicated to the goddess and votive offerings found in various regions. One of the most important and famous sites is in Attica at Brauron, east of Athens. Artemis is said to have presided over the biological transitions of females from before puberty to the first childbirth. Even before menstruation "young girls danced for Artemis, in some places playing the role of animals." The arkteia, where girls imitated she-bears, artktoi, was the pinnacle of the Brauronia festival. According to Euripides' Iphig.
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