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Fast Facts About the Olympians - The Goddess Artemis

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 Giovanetta as Artemis

Giovanetta in the clothing of Artemis. Ostia, from the area of the "terme dei Cisiarii". Late Neronian or Flavian period (60-79 AD). National Museum of Rome, Palazzo Massimo.

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Fast Facts About the Olympians > Artemis

Name: Greek - Artemis; Roman - Diana

Family

Parents: Zeus and Leto
Sibling: Apollo
Mates: None
Children: None

Role of Artemis:
Artemis is a goddess of the hunt, wild animals, childbirth, healing and plague, and later, the moon.

Canonical Olympian? Artemis is one of the canonical Olympians, but is not on all lists.

References:

The 12 Olympian Gods

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