01/29/2022
✨Artemis is the goddess of the hunt, wild animals, forests and hills, childbirth, virginity, archery, and the moon. She is also the protector of young children, particularly girls, and is known to bring and relieve disease in women. A second-generation goddess, she is the daughter of Zeus and the Titaness Leto and the older twin sister of Apollo.
As one of the three virgin goddesses, she never had a lover or children even though she drew the attention and interest of many gods and men. However, it was only her hunting companion, Orion, that won her heart. Tragically, Orion was accidentally killed by Artemis herself and she placed him in the sky as tribute to his memory.
Artemis is one of the most respected of all the ancient Greek deities. She had many temples across Greece with the most famous being The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus; one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Artemis is described as an independent, courageous, compassionate, and impulsive goddess with a mysterious, vet vengeful nature.