Some information and insight on the Greek mythological figure
Artemis. Artemis, according to ancient Greek legend and
mythology, was the goddess of wild animals, the hunt and
vegetation and of chastity and childbirth; she was identified by
the Romans with Diana. Artemis was the daughter of Zeus and Leto
and the twin sister of Apollo. Among the rural populace, Artemis
was the favorite goddess. Her character and function varied
greatly from place to place, but, apparently, behind all forms
lay the goddess of wild nature, who danced, usually accompanied
by nymphs, in mountains, forests and marshes. Artemis embodied
the sportsman’s ideal, so besides killing the game she also
protected it, especially the young; this was Homeric
significance of the title Mistress of Animals. The worship of
Artemis probably flourished in Crete or on the Greek mainland in
pre-Hellenic times. Many of Artemis’ local cults, however,
preserved traces of other deities, often with Greek names,
suggesting that, upon adopting her, the Greeks