When the Roman emperor Augustus founded the cities of Patras and Nicopolis, he forced the people of Calydon to relocate to the latter settlement. He also gave to Patras the image of Artemis from the temple here. The goddess was surnamed Laphria, either because her ancient statue was set up at Calydon by a man called Laphrius, or because the wrath of Artemis against Oeneus, the king of the city, weighed less on the Calydonians as time went by (“elaphris” means light in Greek). The image represented Artemis in the guise of a huntress, and was made of ivory and gold by two artists from Naupactus. Unfortunately, the statue did not survive the passage of time.