Artemis (mythology)

Artemis is the Greek goddess of hunting in Greek mythology. She attends to the wilderness and animal. Her Roman equivalent is Diana. She is the sister of the Greek god of the sun, Apollo and is the daughter of Zeus and the titan Leto. Artemis is also one of the moon goddesses. Ancient Grecians didn't disagree with hunting and fishing because they believed that it pleased Artemis.

Biography
Hera wife of Zeus was angry that he fell in love with the titan Leto so Hera cursed her and told her she could not have her children on land. Poseidon took pity on her and brought to the island named Delos on the island the other gods took pity on her and convinced Hera undo what see did and Artemis and Apollo are born. When Artemis as young Hera was cruel to her making the girl run to her father for protection Zeus would let the weeping climb into his lap. Sitting in on her father's knee she asked for six wishes which he granted. Artemis wanted to always be a virign, live in the forest an mountains, no cities decided to her, many names to set her apart from her brother, Nymphs to watch over the animals and her possessions, and to help women. She spent her childhood training to be a huntress she had Hephaestus make her a bow and arrows then she went to Pan the Satyr god of the forest who gave dogs to hunt with. When Artemis visited Apollo Delphi there mother was attacked by the giant Tityos Artemis helped her brother defeat the giant and there father Zeus sent him to the underworld. In one story Artemis and Apollo go kill the children Niobe because she said that she was better then Leto. Niobe bragged about having seven boys and seven girls and joked about Leto only having one of each. In one story Artemis has to brothers killed while hunting a deer. They could only be killed by each other. The twins boasted about being great hunters, how they could not be killed, going to the heavens kidnap Artemis and Hera and make them their wives the gods were afraid of them except Artemis she not afraid and would not let that happen. In another story Artemis punished a man named Agamemnon he killed a scared stag and boasted about being a better hunter then her when his fleet prepared for the the Trojan war Artemis becalmed the winds. The crew advised Agamemnon the only way to appease Artemis was to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia. Before the sacrifice was made Artemis saved her and substituted a deer.