Aetole

A surname of Artemis, by which she was worshiped at Naupactus. In her temple in that town there was a statue of white marble representing her in the attitude of throwing a javelin.

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References

Sources

  • Pausanias. Description of Greece x, 38.6.
  • Smith, William. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: Taylor, Walton, and Maberly.

This article incorporates text from Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1870) by William Smith, which is in the public domain.