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The document discusses the syncretistic nature of Artemis Ephesia, the goddess of the Ionian city of Ephesos. She retained aspects of her Anatolian predecessors Kybele and Hekate while also taking on traits of the Greek goddess Artemis. She was the patron and protector of Ephesos and provided refuge for suppliants. She was associated with transitions to adulthood, especially for girls, and had an exaggerated fertility role. Material evidence and myths suggest she was a conflation of the local goddesses Kybe
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