Edited by Thista Minai and by the Editorial Board of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Price: $12.99 (paperback)
Publication Date: May 08 2009
Place of Publication: Eugene, Oregon
ISBN: 1442160799 / 9781442160798
Pages: 206 pp
Binding Type: US Trade Paper
Trim Size: 5.5″x8.5″
Fierce. Primal. Pure. This is the goddess Artemis, as seen by her modern worshipers.
In this unique collection of essays, poetry, fiction, accounts of personal experiences and other forms of devotional writing, the wild one of the forest, the mistress of the hunt and the protector of young life – both animal and human – is shown to be a powerful and living goddess, just as important today as she was over 3,000 years ago in Greece, Rome, Asia Minor and other parts of the ancient world.
You will be challenged, inspired, informed and entertained. Above all, you will come away with a new appreciation for this complex and dynamic deity who is, along with her votaries … Unbound.
Unbound can be purchased from Amazon here or through Barnes and Noble here.
All of the proceeds from Unbound – as well as many of the other volumes in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina series – will be used to help promote the revival of the worship of the Greek and Egyptian Gods, with a portion of the proceeds given to a worthy charitable organization in their name. So, not only will you be getting a wonderful book about the modern worship of Artemis – but your money will be going to do good work and help the revival of ancient polytheistic religions.
We are rebuilding the Library of Alexandria one book at a time!
ATTENTION BOOKSELLERS: If you would like to carry Unbound in your store please contact us. We are willing to sell you copies of the book at a significant discount in order to make it easier to distribute Unbound as widely as possible. Please direct any inquiries to baeditor@gmail.com for more details.
Read the reviews at GoodReads and Amazon and check out the interview with Thista Minai on Sequential Tart.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction by Thista Minai — 5
Hymn to Artemis Alexandria by Scott B. Wilson — 7
Artemis by Amanda Sioux Blake — 10
Artemis by Kenn Payne — 20
The Virgin Goddess by Thista Minai — 21
The Fertile Goddess by Thista Minai — 26
Artemis Speaks by Melia Suez — 31
Artemis of the Ephesians by Corbin — 32
Invocations of Artemis by Rebecca Buchanan — 34
My Life with Artemis by Lupa — 36
Artemis and the Modern Man by Bronto Sproximo — 41
Artemis by Thista Minai — 45
A Tale of Two Gods by Frater Eleuthereus — 47
Prayer for Artemis by Melia Suez — 56
Hymn to Artemis of the Poisoned Earth by Rebecca Buchanan — 57
Artemis Alpheia by Scott B. Wilson — 58
Artemis and Lykastos by P. Sufenas Virius Lupus — 61
Prayer to Artemis by Astalon — 67
The Death of Actaeon by Jennifer Lawrence — 69
Healing with Artemis by Amanda Sioux Blake — 71
Touched by Artemis by Barbara Artemis Rachel — 73
Choices by Allyson Szabo — 76
Little Bears by Rebecca Buchanan — 83
The Prayer of Kleia by Sannion — 84
To Bless a Child by Frater Eleuthereus — 86
Artemis, Destroyer by Allyson Szabo — 88
Death and Dance by Thista Minai — 89
Artemis & Orion by Kenn Payne — 90
Hippolytus, Beloved of Artemis by Michael Routery — 100
Artemis and the Cult of Antinous by P. Sufenas Virius Lupus — 106
Finding a Shrine’s Home by Allyson Szabo –113
To Artemis by Sannion — 117
Analyzing the Role of Artemis the Huntress by Lykeia — 118
Hunting the Snow by Paul Derrick — 122
The Reflecting Pool by Michael Routery — 124
My Experiences with Artemis by Melia Suez — 129
Lady of the Cedar by Jennifer Lawrence — 132
Artemis at Eleusis by Lykeia — 133
Artemis and Dionysos: Antithesis and Synthesis by Thista Minai — 135
Hymn to Artemis by Rev. Lady Bella Sundancer — 140
Invocation to Artemis by E. A. Kaufman — 141
Artemis by Corbin — 142
Hymn to Artemis by Paul Derrick — 143
Memoirs of a Huntress by Kayleigh Ayn Bohémier — 144
Dianae Celticae by P. Sufenas Virius Lupus — 147
Three Arrows by Jennifer Lawrence — 151
Artemis Hêmerêsia by Frater Eleuthereus — 159
Prayer and Devotion to Artemis by Bia’ Aletheia — 162
Artemis by Patrick Corrigan — 164
Gavrel by Rebecca Buchanan — 165
Artemis-Nemesis/Diana-Adrasteia by Frater Eleuthereus — 175
The Savage Breast: Artemis of Ephesus by Tim Ward — 177
Worshiper by Thista Minai — 193
Suggested Reading — 195
About Bibliotheca Alexandrina — 199
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