Artemis

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Artemis

Greek goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, the

Moon, and chastity

Member of the Twelve Olympians

The Diana of Versailles, a Roman copy of

a Greek sculpture by Leochares

(Louvre Museum)

Abod Mount Olympus

Weap Bow, arrows

on
Anim Stags, deer

als

Symb Bow, arrow, quiver, hunting knives, Moon, deer, cypress

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Tree Cypress

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Paren Zeus and Leto

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Siblin Apollo, Aeacus, Angelos, Aphrodite, Ares, Athena, Dionysus, 

gs Eileithyia, Enyo, Eris, Ersa, Hebe, Helen of

Troy, Hephaestus, Heracles, Hermes, Minos, Pandia, Persepho

ne, Perseus, Rhadamanthus, the Graces, the Horae, the Litae,

the Muses, the Moirai

Roma Diana

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Artemis (/ˈɑːrtɪmɪs/; Greek: Ἄρτεμις Artemis, Attic Greek: [ár.te.mis]) is the Greek
goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, the Moon, and chastity. The
goddess Diana is her Roman equivalent.
Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. She was the
patron and protector of young girls, and was believed to bring disease upon women
and relieve them of it. Artemis was worshipped as one of the primary goddesses of
childbirth and midwifery along with Eileithyia. Much like Athena and Hestia, Artemis
preferred to remain a maiden and is sworn never to marry.
Artemis was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities, and
her temple at Ephesus was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Artemis' symbols included a bow and arrow, a quiver and hunting knives and
the deer and the cypress were sacred to her. Diana, her Roman equivalent, was
especially worship