Artemis's Silver Bow

The myth

Artemis, twin sister of Apollo, was the goddess of the hunt, wild animals and young women, and her bow was her weapon. Callimachus tells that as a girl she went to the Cyclopes' workshop to ask for a bow, arrows and a quiver, and then received hunting dogs from Pan. Her arrows brought sudden, gentle death to women, as Homer says. In Homer, however, it is Apollo who is god of the silver bow, while Artemis is the goddess of the golden arrows. Artemis's link to the moon and silver came later, when she was identified with Selene and the Roman Diana.

Why it has this power

A Rare equipment card that gives 1000 ATK and DEF to a Warrior or Spirit, the biggest Greek equipment bonus. The types recall the goddess's companions: hunters and the nymphs, who are Spirits. The silver name follows the later image of a lunar Artemis.

Did you know

The Homeric epithet argyrotoxos, of the silver bow, belongs to Apollo; Artemis is called khryselakatos, she of the golden arrows.

Connections

Where to get it

• Daily Offering: 0.11% per pack (Rare 2.8% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.69% per pack · 4.2% in the themed pack (Rare 7% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.78% per pack · 4.7% in the themed pack (Rare 8% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 1.3% per pack · 7.9% in the themed pack (Rare 15% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 2% per pack · 12% in the themed pack (Rare 25% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 1.5% of days · 400 gems
• Craft with card dust: 600 dust
• Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

1. ARTEMIS ESTATE & ATTRIBUTES - Greek Mythology — Aaron J. Atsma, Theoi Project
2. ARTEMIS - Greek Goddess of Hunting & Wild Animals (Roman Diana) — Aaron J. Atsma, Theoi Project
3. Hymns 1-3 — Callimachus (trans. A. W. Mair), Theoi Classical Texts Library