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ARTEMIS: She was the goddess of the hunt, forests and hills, the moon, archery, the wild animals, virginity and protector of young girls. Her Roman equivalent is Diana. She was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, twin sister of Apollo. She was born on the island of Ortygia (Delos), where Leto had found shelter after being hunted by the lawful wife of Zeus, Hera. As soon as Artemis was born, she helped her mother give birth to her twin brother, thereby becoming the protector of childbirth and labour.

Homer refers to her as Artemis Agrotera, Potnia Theron: “Artemis of the wildland, Mistress of Animals”. The Arcadians believed she was the daughter of Demeter. Her symbols included the golden bow and arrow, the hunting dog, the stag, and the moon.

Like her mother and brother, who was widely worshiped at Troy, Artemis took the side of the Trojans in the Trojan War.