skills in the hunt. The famed hunter, Menelaus, was taught by Artemis (edidaxe gar Artemis autē ballein agria panta; Homer Iliad 5.51). The influence of the cult of Artemis in Ephesus was outstanding (see the Introduction). The Ephesian temple was deemed one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. It housed Artemis’s image, which was believed to have fallen from Jupiter (Acts 19:35). The religious and economic importance of the temple cult is evident in the two-hour-long chant “Great is Artemis
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