Very interesting. Here is a thought, though. We were in Ephesus in December 08 and learned that Artemis of Ephesus was actually a replacement for Anatolia, the Mother Goddess who predated the Roman occupation of Ephesus. The curious thing is that Anatolia was clearly associated with fertility and childbearing. She is often depicted with many round items all over her chest, which are thought to be some sort of fertility symbol (either breasts, bees' behinds or bull testes - no one is quite sure). So this juxtaposision of fertility/ childbearing vs chasity may have come from the merging of the two deities. The Ephesian Artemis, the one who replaced the ancient Mother Goddess, probably retained some of her earlier persona even after the Romans renamed her. I am not sure how this all ties in with the discussion, but it is probably relevant.