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She wished for it. When she was three she sat on Zeus's lap and asked him to grant her six wishes: to remain always a virgin; to have many names to set her apart from her brother Apollo; to be the Phaesporia or Light Bringer; to have a bow and arrow and a knee-length tunic so that she could hunt; to have sixty "daughters of Okeanos", all nine years of age, to be her choir; and for twenty Amnisides Nymphs as handmaidens to watch her dogs and bow while she rested.
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∙ 13y agoShe is a goddess of virginity, which maintained her own status and rights to Greek mind, as she did not have to defer to a husband.
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∙ 12y agoShe did not want to start a war among the gods - Apollon and Poseidon both sought her hand and she refused them vowing it upon the head of Zeus.
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∙ 13y agoShe is a virgin goddess, and she disapproved of anything similar to sex.
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∙ 11y agoShe is a goddess of virginity, which maintained her own status and rights to Greek mind, as she did not have to defer to a husband.
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How did Artemis become an olympian?
Artemis is an Olympian, but she is a maiden forever, so she doesn't have a cabin in Camp Half-Blood.
What is Artemis' child's name?
Artemis is a maiden virgin goddess, she had no children.
What does Artemis do as a god?
Artemis was the god of the hunt, as well as was a maiden goddess.
Did Artemis raise any children that were not her own?
No; she did however have a host of maiden mortal huntresses and maiden goddesses.
Did Artemis goddess of the moon marry at all?
No, she is a maiden goddess.
How is Artemis most famous by?
There are several things associated with Artemis, but perhaps she is best known as the maiden goddess of the hunt.
Who was the Greek goddess Artemis married to?
She was a maiden goddess (she never married).
What was sworn off because of the vow Artemis once made?
Artemis did not vow to not marry. Artemis asked of Zeus the choice to keep her maidenhood forever, and this was granted to her. The maiden followers of Artemis made vows.
Who was Artemis Diana and what was his responsibility or role?
He was godess of the hunt , the moon , and maiden girls .
Why was Artemis also known as the Mistress of Animals?
Artemis the goddess was supposed to protect and rule over the wild animals, as well as hunt them.
How did Artemis become a constalation?
Artemis is not a part of a constellation.
What roll did Artemis have on human lives?
In women in particular, from the time a woman was giving birth to when a maiden married, all girls were under the protection of Artemis, who could revive their ills if they were favored, or sicken them, and if any man dared touch a maiden, the woman could rest assured that the man would see the wraith of Artemis. Most particularly those maidens who tended the temples and shrines of Artemis.
