Aphrodite Against Artemis

Aphrodite Against Artemis: A Tragedy is a play written by Thomas Sturge Moore and published in 1901. The play is set in ancient Greece and tells the story of a conflict between the goddesses Aphrodite and Artemis. Aphrodite the goddess of love and beauty is angered when a young woman named Callisto rejects her advances and instead devotes herself to Artemis the goddess of the hunt. In retaliation Aphrodite curses Callisto causing her to be transformed into a bear. The play follows the tragic consequences of this conflict as Callisto's fate is intertwined with that of the mortal man who loves her. With themes of love jealousy and revenge Aphrodite Against Artemis is a classic tragedy that explores the power of the gods and the consequences of defying them.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting preserving and promoting the world's literature in affordable high quality modern editions that are true to their original work.