Artemis was the Greek goddess of the hunt, forests, and hills. She was the daughter of Zeus and Leto and the twin sister of Apollo. When Hera forbade Leto to give birth, Zeus had the god Aquilon bring Leto to the island of Delos where she gave birth to Artemis and Apollo. Artemis was eternally young and led a group of virgin huntress warriors called the Amazons. She was known to be very vengeful against those who disrespected her mother, such as killing many of Niobe's children.

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2. Apollo Artemis She was the goddess of forests and hills, child birth, virginity, fertility and the hunt. Later she was asociated with the moon, like his brother Apolo with the sun. ARTEMIS/ DIANA

3. SIMBOLS Bow Quiver Deer

4. FAMILY She was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. Zeus Apollo

5. THE BIRTH OF ARTEMIS When Hera discovered that Leto was pregnant of his husband, Zeus, she forbade Leto to give birth in some place were the sun shone, and Piton snake persecuted Leto. But Zeus said Aquilon that had to bring Leto with Poseidon. This one brought her to Ortigia island and he covered her with his waves. There Leto gave a birth ,holding a olive tree, to Apolo and Artemis. Later, Ortigia Island was called Delos and Apollo killed Piton to advenge of her mother suffering.

6. ARTEMIS She was eternally young and she was a good hunter. She was always with a beautifull virgin group called Amazonas, they were warriors and hunters like Artemis.

7. ARTEMIS AND APOLLO Artemis and her brother Apolo were very vindictives. According to Greek legend, they killed a lot of Niobe’s children, who insult their mother Leto. In other occasion they killed Tityus to rape their mother Leto.

8. ACTEON Artemis was bathed nude in the forest with her ninfas when the prince and hunter Acteon saw her. The ninfas saw him and run to cover Artemis. She was very ungry to be looked at nude then she transform to Acteon in a deer and send his dogs to kill him. The dogs killed him but they didn’t know that the deer was his owner.

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