Artemis
Mistress of the Wild, Sacred Independence, and the Preservation of the Untamed DomainBy Lugh McKenna
Length37m
About this audiobook
This volume details the authority of Artemis, the fiercely independent Olympian goddess who presides over the wilderness, the hunt, and the sacred transitions of life. Born alongside Apollo, her domain is the *agrios*—the untamed landscape—and she functions as the protector of all wild creatures, both predator and prey.
The analysis explores her role as the divine exemplar of virginity and autonomy, interpreting her refusal of marriage and her absolute sovereignty over her female retinue as a powerful statement regarding female freedom outside the established confines of the *oikos* (household).
The text also investigates her crucial, often violent, role in rites of passage, particularly those concerning the maturation of girls, where she acts as both guide and enforcer of the necessary, sometimes harsh, demands of natural law.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (1)
GenreHistory, Spirituality and Religion
Length37 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 15, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Series
HéraclesLugh McKenna1h 11m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
AquilesLugh McKenna1h 21m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
TheseusLugh McKenna1h 16m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
PerseusLugh McKenna1h 1m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
OdysseusLugh McKenna1h 25m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
AchillesLugh McKenna1h 20m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
HeraclesLugh McKenna1h 10m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
HestiaLugh McKenna44m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
DionysusLugh McKenna31m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
HephaestusLugh McKenna35m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
DemeterLugh McKenna37m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
HermesLugh McKenna34m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
AphroditeLugh McKenna36m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
AresLugh McKenna35m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
ApolloLugh McKenna35m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
AthenaLugh McKenna39m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
HadesLugh McKenna37m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
PoseidonLugh McKenna33m5.0 (2) Only with Ultra
HeraLugh McKenna31m5.0 (2) Only with Ultra
A Brief History of IntelligenceMax S. Bennett12h 18m4.6 (6.6K)$29 · $0.00
Ghosts of HiroshimaCharles Pellegrino8h 59m4.5 (877)$23
Black AF HistoryMichael Harriot15h 43m4.7 (14.6K)$33 · $0.00
The Gulag Archipelago Volume 3Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn21h 56m4.7 (8.9K)$46 · $0.00
The Happiest Man on EarthEddie Jaku3h 48m4.6 (178K)$7 · $0.00
MotherlandJulia Ioffe17h 52m4.7 (2.5K)$40 · $0.00
Where Cowards Go to DieBenjamin Sledge8h 42m4.7 (351)$20 · $0.00
RevolutionariesSanjeev Sanyal11h 23m4.6 (2.6K)$29 · $0.00
We Crossed a Bridge and It TrembledWendy Pearlman6h4.6 (5.2K)$24 · $0.00
Unbroken Bonds of BattleJohnny Joey Jones8h 31m4.6 (2.6K)$8 · $0.00
The Daughter of AuschwitzTova Friedman, Malcolm Brabant7h 54m4.6 (16.7K)$26 · $0.00
Lily's PromiseLily Ebert, Dov Forman8h 54m4.6 (16.1K)$29 · $0.00
On Democracies and Death CultsDouglas Murray10h 38m4.6 (6.5K)$29 · $0.00
Across the RiverKent Babb11h 40m4.6 (927)$29 · $0.00
Balcony Over Jerusalem: A Middle East Memoir - Israel, Palestine and BeyondJohn Lyons12h 37m4.6 (1.4K)$33 · $0.00
BeyondStephen Walker15h 39m4.6 (3.2K)$33 · $0.00
Kings and PawnsHoward Bryant10h 9m4.6 (678)$29 · $0.00
No EscapeNury Turkel9h 30m4.6 (809)$28 · $0.00
Jubal Stone: U.S. Marshal: Blood Trail To Hell: A Western Adventure NovelCasey Nash3h 42m4.6 (3.2K)$18 · $0.00
Fall and RiseMitchell Zuckoff17h 23m4.6 (9.8K)$40 · $0.00
The Way of RoninTu Lam12h 9m4.9 (1.3K)$29 · $0.00
Proud Police WifeRebecca Lynn4h 52m4.8 (14K)$10 · $0.00
I Hear His Whisper 365 Daily Devotions (Gift Edition)Brian Simmons, Gretchen Rodriguez9h 23m4.8 (2K)$10 · $0.00
A Little God Time for Women Morning & Evening DevotionalBroadStreet Publishing Group LLC15h 15m4.9 (1.2K)$10 · $0.00
The Chosen Presents: A Blended Harmony of the GospelsSteve Laube, Amanda Jenkins, Dallas Jenkins7h 8m4.9 (823)$10 · $0.00
Prayers from the Throne RoomBrian Simmons8h 55m4.9 (256)$10 · $0.00
31 Decrees of Blessing for Your LifePatricia King2h 38m4.8 (1.4K)$10 · $0.00
Loved BabySarah Philpott4h 51m4.8 (1.4K)$10 · $0.00
The QuranAllah23h 7m4.7 (136.1K)$1 · $0.00
The Secret of the RosaryLouis de Montfort6h 1m4.7 (16K)$2 · $0.00
The Holy Qur-an: Text, Translation and CommentaryAbdullah Yusuf Ali22h 16m4.7 (133K)$1 · $0.00
All of Grace (Annotated)Charles Spurgeon5h 1m4.7 (1.3K)$1.99 · $0.00
Steps to ChristEllen G. White3h 12m4.7 (13.8K)$2 · $0.00
The Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Annotated)Joseph Smith13h 57m4.7 (575)$2 · $0.00
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God & Other Sermons (Annotated)Jonathan Edwards7h 51m4.7 (1.5K)$2 · $0.00
Swayam Ki AwaazPrem Rawat8h 34m4.7 (1.1K)$26 · $0.00
Behind the BadgeAdam Davis10h 18m4.7 (2.7K)$10 · $0.00
The New Human Revolution, vol. 1Daisaku Ikeda7h 46m4.7 (669)$12 · $0.00
You Are Worth ItKyle Carpenter, Don Yaeger8h 53m4.7 (4.8K)$29 · $0.00
Praying GraceDavid A. Holland3h 2m4.7 (658)$10 · $0.00
You may also like
Mother West Wind's ChildrenThornton Burgess3h 8m4.4 (1.1K)$6 · $0.00
The Soul of the Indian: An InterpretationCharles A. Eastman2h 35m4.2 (2.1K)$1 · $0.00
Mother West Wind's ChildrenThornton W. Burgess1h 59m4.4 (537)$2 · $0.00
A History of JudaismMartin Goodman23h 57m4.2 (560)$30
Old Mother West Wind (Illustrated)Thornton Burgess1h 51m4.3 (4.1K)$2 · $0.00
Myths of the CherokeeJames Mooney33h 23m4.3 (336)$2 · $0.00
Old Mother West Wind (Illustrated Edition)Thornton Burgess18h 58m4.3 (4.3K)$2 · $0.00
The Mythology of Cherokee, Iroquois, Navajo, Siouan and ZuñiLewis Spence, James Owen Dorsey, Frank Hamilton Cushing, Washington Matthews, James Mooney, Erminnie A. Smith69h 42m$1 · $0.00
American LionR. Timothy Rush5m$5 · $0.00
The Religion of Ancient RomeCyril Bailey3h 6m3.5 (89)$1 · $0.00
The God-Idea Of The Ancients Or Sex In Religion Eliza Burt Gamble9h 54m3.9 (53)Free
The Shinto Cult: A Christian Study of the Ancient Religion of JapanMilton Spenser Terry2h 6m$1 · $0.00
The Myth of Hiawatha and Other Stories of the North American Indians (Annotated)Henry Schoolcraft10h 18m$2 · $0.00
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India (Vol. 1-4) (Annotated)Robert Vane Russell86h 28m4.3 (19)$2 · $0.00
The Religious Life of the Zuñi ChildMatilda Coxe Stevenson59m$2 · $0.00
Serpent-Worship, and Other Essays, with a Chapter on TotemismC. Staniland Wake7h 51m$1 · $0.00
Bible 01-03: Genesis, Exodus and LeviticusKing James9h 36m4.5 (36)$12 · $0.00
Religions of Ancient ChinaHerbert Allen Giles2h 11m3.5 (177)$2 · $0.00
A Few of the World’s Great ReligionsJoseph McCabe26m$3
Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies (Annotated)K. Langloh Parker3h 38m3.4 (91)$1.99 · $0.00