Those early settlers came in contact with people known for their worship of a mother - goddess, a deity that would later be known as the Ephesian Artemis.
Šie agrīnie kolonisti nonāca saskarē ar vietējiem iedzīvotājiem, kuri pielūdza dievieti māti — dievību, kas vēlāk tika godāta kā Efesas Artemīda.