For example, the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China is more than five times the size of the Hoover Dam (U.S.), and will create a reservoir 600 km long to be used for hydro-power generation.he Report of the World Commission on Dams also includes in the large category, dams, such as barrages, which are between 5 and 15 metres (16 and 49 ft) high with a reservoir capacity of more than 3 million cubic metres (2,400 acreÂ·ft).
Women of high society lavishly decorated the statue as she was carried to the temple by torchlight. Artemis was worshipped as a major goddess throughout mainland Greece. She was regarded as the Fleet Young Huntress and the Protector of Animals who roamed in the woods, mountains, and other undeveloped wilderness lands.omen of high society lavishly decorated the statue as she was carried to the temple by torchlight. Artemis was worshipped as a major goddess throughout mainland Greece. She was regarded as the Fleet Young Huntress and the Protector of Animals who roamed in the woods, mountains, and other undeveloped wilderness lands.
Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo. She is a goddess of transitions, a hunter, a virgin, and one of the goddesses who assists at childbirth. She was on the Trojan side in Homer's Iliad. Myths about Artemis (Diana) re-told by Thomas Bulfinch include: Diana and Actaeon.