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How Did Artemis Return The Golden Acorn And Quarrel?

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Once, Jupiter was entertaining a game for all the gods and goddesses. He threw a golden acorn down to Earth, entrusted it to a squirrel and promised that the first to win the trust of the squirrel and fetch the acorn would be named the goddess or god of animals. Immediately, everyone rushed to the squirrel, quarreling over who would get the acorn, as they stood at the bottom of his tree. While they fought, the squirrel looked for someone who was worthy of the acorn. When he saw Artemis, the only one not quarreling, he knew she was more than virtuous and tossed the acorn to her. The gods, realizing the squirrel’s plan a moment too late, could only watch Artemis return the golden acorn to Jupiter and be crowned the goddess of animals. After

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