Artemis of Perge: Anatolian Goddess Virtual Talk-Dr. Rietveld-June 23, 8 pm

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Virtual Lecture "Artemis of Perge: Goddess of Ancient Anatolia" with Dr. James Rietveld on June 23, 8 p.m.

Join us online for a Virtual Lecture on June 23, 8 p.m. "Artemis of Perge: Anatolian Goddess" with Dr. James Rietveld.Pay What You Wish/Donation Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/339760501807Let's talk Turkey!Not the bird, but rather ancient Turkey, aka Anatolia, and in particular the city of Perge, which flourished well into the third century.The Goddess Artemis, rooted deep in ancient history, was Queen of Perge, a city located in Pamphylia in Southern Turkey. Her cult goes back to the time of the Minoans and Hittites, if not earlier. Most scholars assert she was a localized Luwian goddess, her exotic block-like image, resembling a meteorite, retained since the Bronze Age. By the Hellenistic and Roman era, images of the goddess also show her as a huntress, with a bow in her hand, and sphinxes or stags at her side, as she later takes on attributes of the Greek Artemis. Yet, side by side with these images, Artemis of Perge retained the earlier exotic image and so it appears that much like Artemis of the Ephesians, Artemis of Perge was a very popular composite goddess, mixing both Greek and ancient Anatolian attributes. But why did the Greeks identify this goddess of Perge or even the goddess of Ephesus with Artemis and is Artemis originally really Greek at all? Through this study of Artemis of Perge, we can examine various versions of Artemis throughout Anatolia, and reaching an earlier stratum of this goddess going deep into the Bronze Age. Her hilltop temple, known for its beauty, size and magnificent architecture, stood above the town where annual festivals were held in her honor, yet, for some reasons, this giant temple is somehow lost? Where are scholars currently looking for this temple site? A recently discovered 1,800 year old Greek mosaic in Perge depicts the famous legend of the sacrifice of Iphigenia, daughter of king Agamemnon and Clytemnestra during the Trojan War. When Iphigenia’s father killed an animal consecrated to Artemis, she caused the winds, necessary for the fleet set to leave for Troy, to stop. Agamemnon's entire army waited for him to sacrifice his daughter, Iphigenia, but just as the sacrifice is about to commence, Artemis sends a deer which is offered in her place. Thus, the winds start blowing, the fleet sails to Troy, and Iphigenia becomes a nun in the temple of Artemis.Hear this and more fascinating ancient tales and new information when Dr. Rietveld discusses Artemis of Perge!Dr. Rietveld is a professor at California State University, Fullerton, CA and Cal Poly, Pomona, CA of History, Anthropology and Religion. His specialties include the History of Christianity in the Early, Medieval and Byzantine periods, New Testament Studies and Greco-Roman religions. He received his PHD from Claremont School of Religion and is the author of two books.Pay What You Wish Donation to gain entry to the Zoom talk. Video available afterwards for viewing at your leisure. To view video please allow 10 days for it to appear on the Dr. Rietveld Salon Lectures You Tube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_1JGODdHtgwetVjmk9CRXQ

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Artemis of Perge: Anatolian Goddess Virtual Talk-Dr. Rietveld-June 23, 8 pm

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