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Artemis- Goddess of the Woods, Moon and the Hunt

Who is Artemis ? Artemis is the goddess of the the moon and hunting. She also protects women in birth of baby. She dislikes men and values independence from them. She had a temper that reflected the fury of nature. She could be both compassionate and vengeful, or nurturing and destructive.

She was strong and very overprotective of Leto. Artemis is the Virgin God, but in a nontraditional sense. She feels complete without being in a relationship with a man, unlike almost all other Goddesses. The Family She was the twin sister of Apollo, whose mother was Leto and father was Zeus. She never wed or had any children, but had many nieces and nephews thanks to Apollo. Special Powers Artemis could bring sudden death and disease to women with the use of her gentle darts. She could transform humans into animals. Wild animals obeyed her orders. Excellent huntress and archer. Symbols Silver bow and arrow: signifies her great archery skills, and are the same as her twin brother Apollos. Crescent moon: often seen on her forehead, a symbol of her power over the moon. Hounds / stag : represents her power over the wilderness and all wild animals. The Myth of Actaeon Artemis was bathing in the woods, when Actaeon, a young male, stumble across her. Being the virgin that allowed no man to see her nude, she turned him into a stag, and he was torn to pieces by his hounds because they no longer recognized him. Some myths claim that Artemis ordered the hounds to attack Actaeon so he could tell no one of what he saw.

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