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Artemis was just a little girl when Zeus sent her into the woods to fight the big, black bear Calisto.
Artemis decided that, in order to defeat the bear, she would have to become a bear.
So she cut off all her little girl hair, she threw away all of her little girl clothes, she tied bearskin to her own skin, she tied bear teeth to her own teeth.
She learned to walk on all fours.
And then one day, she walked into the woods.
And into the cave.
Disguised from head to toe in bear hides, she approached the hibernating black bear.
Calisto… believing that she was his little cub, cradled Artemis in his arms, went back to sleep.
That’s when Artemis found a rock, and, with a strength she never knew she had, she broke his skull.
Later that night, walking back to the village, bearskin tied to her own skin, bear teeth tied to her own teeth, holding in her hands the head of the big, black bear Calisto, Artemis, it was decided, was no longer a girl.
In that village, on that night…
Artemis became a god.
Artemis decided that, in order to defeat the bear, she would have to become a bear.
So she cut off all her little girl hair, she threw away all of her little girl clothes, she tied bearskin to her own skin, she tied bear teeth to her own teeth.
She learned to walk on all fours.
And then one day, she walked into the woods.
And into the cave.
Disguised from head to toe in bear hides, she approached the hibernating black bear.
Calisto… believing that she was his little cub, cradled Artemis in his arms, went back to sleep.
That’s when Artemis found a rock, and, with a strength she never knew she had, she broke his skull.
Later that night, walking back to the village, bearskin tied to her own skin, bear teeth tied to her own teeth, holding in her hands the head of the big, black bear Calisto, Artemis, it was decided, was no longer a girl.
In that village, on that night…
Artemis became a god.