What is Artemis?
{{about|the Greek goddess|the fantasy novel series|Artemis Fowl}} [[File:7318 - Piraeus Arch. Museum, Athens - Artemis - Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 14 2009.jpg|thumb|Bronze Diana, 3rd Century BC]] '''Artemis''' is the Greek [[goddess]] of the [[Moon]], [[hunting]], [[archery]], [[virginity]], wilderness, forests, animals, hills and [[midwifery]]. She is one of the members of the [[Twelve Olympians]] who ruled the world on top of [[Mount Olympus]]. She is the daughter of [[Zeus]] and [[Leto]], older twin sister of [[Apollo]]. Her Roman equivalent is [[Diana (mythology)|Diana]]. Artemis is generally depicted as a beautiful huntress wearing a sleeveless tunic and carrying a bow and arrow. She is accompanied by a group of nymphs huntresses. [[Bow]], [[arrow]], [[quiver]] and [[Knife|knives]] serves as her symbols. While [[deer]] and [[stags]] is her sacred animal. == Ancient Greek myths involving Artemis == ===Birth=== Hera, who was Zeus's wife, discovered that Leto was pregnant and became very angry. She banned Leto from giving birth on any mainland or island known. Leto found the island of Delos, which floated and so was not an island or mainland, and gave birth there. Hera then locked up the goddess of childbirth, Eilethyia, so she could not give birth to the twins. Then, all the other goddesses convinced her to let her free so she could finally give birth. Leto gave birth to Artemis without any problem. However she was in labor with Apollo for nine days. Artemis helped Leto to give birth to Apollo. ===Acteon=== A mortal hunter named Acteon stumbled upon Artemis while she was bathing. Artemis discovered him and was enraged. She inflicted a punishment upon him for spying on her whilst she was bathing, by transforming him into a stag. She then sent his own hunting [[Dog|dogs]] to tear him apart. ===Hippolytos=== Hippolytos, a companion and devotee of Artemis, was slain through the machinations of [[Aphrodite]], as punishment for his scorning of love and neglecting her worship. Artemis avenged the