1. ARTEMIS GREEK GODDESS By Tina Spencer

2. General Information Artemis is the goddess of chastity, virginity, the hunt, the moon, and the natural environment She was the protector of nature and the hunt; both wild and tame animals were under her protection. She also protected the agriculture and animal herding.

3. MORE INFORMATION Artemis was primarily a virgin huntress, goddess of wildlife and patroness of hunters. She was sometimes associated with the goddess of the moon. She is the protector of chastity and a nurturer of the young.

4. BIRTH Artemis was the daughter of Zeus and Leto. Her twin brother is Apollo. She was born on the island of Ortygia (Delos).

5. Birth Artemis was born a day before Apollo. She then served as a guardian to him, which provided a context for her desire to protect and nurture. This also made her become the protector of childbirth and labor.

6. LIFE Artemis asked her father to grant her eternal chastity and virginity, and never gave in to any potential lovers. She was devoted to hunting and nature, she rejected marriage and love. She also protected the agriculture and animal herding

7. Life Artemis acted out in anger whenever her wishes were disobeyed, especially if anyone transgressed against the animals that were sacred to her. She punished Agamemnon, for example, when he killed a stag in her sacred grove. Artemis spent most of her time roaming the forests with her nymphs

8. Stories She guarded her virginity carefully. Actaeon and Orion tried to dishonor or rape her, but anyone who threatened her purity met with a violent end. When one of her nymphs was seduced by Zeus, Artemis transformed her into a bear and then killed her. Apollo and Artemis teamed up to kill the children of Niobe. Niobe bragged that she had birthed more children than Leto (the mother of Apollo and Artemis). The twins then hunted her children and killed them with their bows and arrows.

9. Symbols The symbols of Artemis were the bow and the pike. Her tree was the cedar and her sacred animals were the snake, the bear and the deer. She was sometimes associated with the goddess of the moon. Apollo was the god of the Sun, whereas Artemis' cult was connected to the moon.

10. Other Names Artemis is also called Diana. Ariste ("perfect") Calliste ("fairest”) Caryatis ("of the walnut tree”) Cynthia ("of Mount Cynthus in Delos, Greece”) Ephesian ("from Ephesus”) Kynigetis ("huntress") Lochia ("patron of pregnant women”) Potnia theron ("lover/mistress of the animals")

11. Today Artemis was worshipped widely in Greece but only as a secondary deity. A temple built in her honor became one of the “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.” In art, Artemis is often accompanied by a stag or hunting dog.

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