Artemis (/ˈÉ'Ë rtɪmɪs/; Greek: á¼ŒÏ Ï„ÎµÎ¼Î¹Ï‚ 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 worshipped on the
Aventine Hill in Rome, near Lake Nemi in the Alban Hills, and in
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