My former HP posted up an interesting link the other day to an article at Pantheon covering the Gospel of the Witches. How is it I've never heard of this book before, and how is it that in my years of studying Artemesian myths and legends I've never come across her role as protector of slaves and the oppressed? Granted, that aspect is based off a very specific time and location in the Roman empire, but there it is nonetheless. Perhaps this ties in with Artemis' aspects of freedom and independence (very difficult to have if you're a slave or an oppressed class like a woman), something she cherished above all else. I'll have to try and find a copy of this book and have a peek.