The ambivalence of the Thasian Artemis through her votive offeringsΗ αμφιθυμία της Αρτέμιδος της Θάσου μέσω των αναθημάτων της

From the high Archaic period to the end of the Hellenistic times, the sanctuary of Artemis in Thasos yielded a great quantity of offerings. If some categories (figurines, ceramics) do not present local specialty and can be analyzed in the broader dedicatory context concerning sanctuaries of the Greek world, the Thasian specificity of some other offerings goes beyond creation and handicraft production. Thus, it is possible to mark out new sides of Artemis, who, thanks to the new interpretation of her offerings, gives up the simple role of protective positive goddess of women to cover another darker side characteristic of Hecate. In this paper, it will be shown how this aspect of Artemis has developed independently of ancient references linked to Artemis in Paros and how a transition is made to another Artemis, close to superstition and magic, by means of symbolic offerings (astragaluses of amber, tokens out of crystal, deterrent amulets) and via reinterpretation of ritual practices