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Family of ArtemisParents: Artemis was born as a daughter of Zeus, the Ruler of the Greek gods and the mortal Leto in Mount Cynthus at the island of Delos in Greece.Siblings: Artemis had a twin brother, Apollo. Apollo was the god of the Sun, whereas Artemis' cult was connected to the Moon. Artemis was born before Apollo and helped her mother give birth to her little brother. Goddess Artemis never married. Artemis, the Virgin HuntressAs a child, Artemis had asked from her father Zeus to remain an eternal virgin and therefore became one of the three Virgin Goddesses in Greek mythology. Artemis had absolute sovereignty over nature and was said to bring fertility to all places that worshipped her. Usually accompanied by Nymphs and Oceanids, Artemis loved to hunt with arrows dipped in poison.Appearance of ArtemisArtemis was usually armed with bow and arrows and was wearing a knee-high chiton (a sort of tunic).Symbols of ArtemisThe symbols of Artemis were the bow and the pike. Her tree was the cedar and her sacred animals were the snake, the bear and the deer.The Roman name of Artemis is "Diana"
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Artemis was the Greek goddess of the hunt and the moon and protector of expectant women and the young. 
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