Category:Artemis



Goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, virginity, the moon, archery, childbirth, protection and plaque. Daughter of Zeus and Leto and twin sister of Apollo. As wild as nature itself, Artemis the chaste goddess of the hunt and protector of the young, serenely ruled over the Earth's untamed places.

Twin sister of Apollo, her archery skills surpassed that of all the gods on Mount Olympus. She's never without her silver bow and arrows. She sided with the Trojans during the Trojan war, and it was said that when a hare and it's young was slain by the Greeks, Artemis unleashed fierce northern winds that prevented them from setting sail for Troy. Only when the Greeks had sacrificed King Agamemnon's eldest daughter to Artemis, did the winds relent.

Today, the legacy of Artemis can be seen in women who have defied convention, and taken a more individual and liberated route in life. A phantom in the moonlight, she is said to still inhabit the forest. Her symbols include the moon, horse, deer, hound, she-bear, snake, cypress tree, and bow and arrow. Her Roman counterpart is Diana.