Olympian
Artemis
Ἄρτεμις
Roman:
Diana
Overview
Goddess of the hunt, wilderness, wild animals and young women.
Generation
Olympian
Symbols
Bow, deer, hunting dog, crescent
Beyond Antiquity
Modern Legacy
Artemis still appears in the modern world through language, science, medicine, astronomy or culture.
Artemis Programme
Today: NASA's programme for renewed human exploration of the Moon.
Artemis was chosen as a deliberate successor to Apollo: in Greek mythology Artemis and Apollo are divine twins.
Explore Artemis in space exploration →Related Myths
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The Birth of Apollo and Artemis
Divine twin -
The Gigantomachy
Olympian combatant -
Phaedra and Hippolytus
Patron goddess of Hippolytus -
The Ceryneian Hind
Goddess to whom the hind is sacred -
The Calydonian Boar Hunt
Sends the boar against Calydon -
The Punishment of Niobe
Punishes Niobe's daughters -
Actaeon and Artemis
Transforms Actaeon -
Alpheus and Arethusa
Goddess who protects Arethusa and enables her transformation -
The Sacrifice of Iphigenia
Goddess whose anger prevents the fleet sailing -
The Punishment of Tityos
Defends Leto