Sacred Steps: Exploring Artemis’ Lost Temples
A Three-Part Lecture Series
For the past two years, I have traveled across the Mediterranean, seeking out Artemis’ lost sanctuaries, tracing her presence through archaeological research, site visits, and excavation reports. This has been my labor of love, my service to the goddess, and a journey that has taken me to places I never imagined—climbing through ruins, decoding inscriptions, standing where ancient pilgrims once stood.
It has also been challenging—both physically and financially. Every trip, every permit, every museum archive I’ve accessed has been made possible through my dedication to this work. And I have done it with pride, because this is what I was meant to do, to uncover, document, and share Artemis’ sacred spaces with those who seek her.
Now, as I enter Phase 3 of The Artemis Mapping Project, I have the rare opportunity to access restricted museum collections, locked archaeological sites, and remote locations where Artemis’ presence is still waiting to be rediscovered. These doors don’t open easily, and this next stage of research presents a rare opportunity to access sites and archives that hold Artemis’ lost history. To make this possible, I’m sharing a three-part online lecture series, bringing you into the journey while ensuring that these sanctuaries are documented, preserved, and shared. At a time when history is increasingly difficult to discern from fiction, this work is more important than ever.
I would love for you to join me, support this work, and walk with me through these forgotten temples.
Sacred Steps: Exploring Artemis’ Lost Temples
This fundraiser lecture series is an invitation to travel with me through three remarkable sanctuaries of Artemis, each holding secrets of her worship that deserve to be remembered.
Artemis at Eretria & Amarynthos
📅 Sunday, March 23 – 2 PM EST | 11 AM PST | 7 PM UK
The sanctuary of Artemis Amarynthos was one of the most important cult centres in ancient Greece. New archaeological discoveries have confirmed ritual processions, lunar connections, and sacred ceremonies that reveal a deeper understanding of how Artemis was honoured in Eretria.
Artemis Laphria at Kalydon
📅 Sunday, April 6 – 2 PM EST | 11 AM PST | 7 PM UK
A wilder, more primal Artemis emerges here—a goddess of fire, sacrifice, and transformation. Her rituals in Kalydon were unlike any other, marked by grand fire processions and large-scale animal sacrifices that reflected her raw, untamed power.
Artemis at Aulis
📅 Sunday, April 27 – 2 PM EST | 11 AM PST | 7 PM UK
Aulis is best known for the sacrifice of Iphigenia, a story that has haunted mythology and philosophy for centuries. But beyond the myth, what was Artemis' true role at this sanctuary? What real-life rituals took place here? This lecture uncovers the intersection of myth, war, and divine justice in the sanctuary of Artemis at Aulis.
Sign Up for One or All Three
Tickets available for individual lectures or as a bundle, all proceeds go directly toward funding The Artemis Mapping Project and ensuring these sites are properly documented and shared.
If you’ve ever wanted to step into the world of Artemis, to witness on-site archaeological footage, or to explore the deeper mythological and ritualistic significance of these sacred spaces, this is the perfect opportunity.
Why This Matters Now More Than Ever
History is being rewritten every day. Some of it is lost, some of it is deliberately obscured, and some of it is simply waiting to be uncovered. The work of documenting sacred sites, temples, and artifacts is more than just storytelling, it is an act of preserving truth in a time when it is increasingly difficult to discern what is real and what has been manipulated.
The stories of Artemis’ sanctuaries are worth preserving. Every inscription, every temple foundation, every unearthed artifact tells us something about who we were, who we are, and what we have forgotten.
I want to keep uncovering, keep sharing, and keep bringing Artemis’ legacy back into the light.
The Importance of Sharing & Spreading the Word
If this resonates with you, I would love for you to join me in this journey. And if you know anyone, a lover of Artemis, a mythology enthusiast, an archaeologist-at-heart, please consider sharing this with them. Every person who joins this fundraiser, every conversation it sparks, and every question asked in our live Q&As helps keep this work alive.
Thank you for being here. Let’s rediscover Artemis together.
With warmest blessings,
Dr. Carla Ionescu
The Artemis Mapping Project
have you visited Didyma in Turkey ? I t is famous for its Apollon Temple but the name of the city ( twins in greek ) suggest there must be a temple for Artemis as well. I visited fifteen years ago and found out there was a second ' temple', dug inside caves a few km further away. There was a german archeology group . I never heard anything about it in the papaers later on.