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Originally posted by Lioness:
Artemis was the Greek goddess of the hunt. She is twin to Apollo, god of the sun. She is also sometimes referred to as the goddess of the moon. her father is Zeus, king of the gods.
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Their mother was Leto, Artemis is especially known for being the goddess of the hunt, the moon and of chastity (when she is referred to as goddess of the moon, and Apollo as god of the sun, the actual (minor) gods who carry the moon respectively the sun are Selene and Helios).
Once, a hunter stumbled upon her bathing in a river. She was so enraged that she turned him into a stag and let loose her dogs on him, who tore him to pieces. However, she is also known for deeds of great mildness and generosity. For example, when the Greek prepared to sail for Troy, the Delphic oracle predicted a safe travel if Iphigenia, daughter to the Greek warlord Agamemnon was sacrificed to the gods. Agamemnon agreed to do this, but (according to one version of the story) as Iphigenia lay on the altar and the priest lifted his dagger, Artemis came from the sky to rescue her, and placed a deer on the stone slab to be sacrificed (see the similarities with the biblical Adam/Isaac story/)
To Artemis, all life is sacred and she goes to great lengths to protect it.
Artemis is also known as Phoebe (compare Phoibos/Phoebus = Apollo), and in Roman Mythology as Diana.
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