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Why was Artemis the goddess of the moon?

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Largely because Apollo was very confused with Helios, the Titan god of the sun, where Apollo was only the god of the light (of the sun) originally. So of course Artemis was associated with Helios' sister, Selene, Titan goddess of the moon.

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