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Artemis

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Artemis (; ) is the goddess of hunting, the wilderness, wild animals, transitions, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity. She was often said to roam the forests and mountains, attended by an entourage of nymphs. The goddess Diana is her Roman equivalent.

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Artemis is an ancient Greek goddess associated with hunting, wilderness, wild animals, and childbirth, who was typically depicted roaming forests and mountains with a group of nymphs. She remains significant in classical mythology as an important deity whose influence extended across multiple domains of ancient Greek religious life, with her Roman equivalent being the goddess Diana.

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Deity.member_of: the Twelve Olympians
Deity.type: Greek
Deity.name: Artemis
Deity.image: Diane de Versailles - Musée du Louvre AGER Ma 589.jpg
Deity.caption: The Diana of Versailles, a Roman copy of a Greek sculpture by Leochares(Louvre Museum)
Deity.abode: Mount Olympus
Deity.symbol: Bow and arrows, torch
Deity.parents: Zeus and Leto
Deity.siblings: Apollo
Deity.Roman_equivalent: Diana
Deity.animals: Deer, bear

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Contents

Etymology
Description
Epithets and functions
Mythology
Birth
Relations with men
Divine retribution
Actaeon
Niobe
Orion
Callisto
Minor myths
Trojan War
Worship
Festivals
Attributes
Virginity
As a mother goddess
As the Lady of Ephesus
As a lunar deity
As Hecate
Symbols
Deer
Hunting dog
Bear
Boar
Bull
Torch
Archaic and classical art
Gallery
Legacy
In astronomy
In taxonomy
In modern spaceflight
Genealogy
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

Artemis was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and twin sister of Apollo. In most accounts, the twins were produced by an extramarital liaison, for which Zeus's wife Hera forbade Leto from giving birth anywhere on solid land. Only the island of Delos allowed her to give birth to her children. In one account, Artemis is born first and then proceeds to assist Leto in the birth of the second twin, Apollo.

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