Who was Artemis in Norse mythology?

Answer 1

Artemis was the goddess of the Hunt, the moon, virginity, wildlife, and childbirth. She loved all wild creatures creatures.

Artemis was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. She is the goddess of the wilderness, the hunt, wild animals, virginity, and childbirth. She was often known with the crescent of the moon above her forehead and was sometimes identified with Selene who is the goddess of the moon. Artemis was one of the Olympians and a virgin goddess. Her main job was to roam mountain forests and uncultivated land with her nymphs in attendance hunting for lions, panthers, hinds and stags. She was armed with a bow and arrows, which is her symbols, while she was hunting.

In one legend, Artemis was born one day before her brother Apollo. Her mother gave birth to her on the island of Delos, then, almost immediately after her birth, she helped her mother give birth to her brother Apollo. This was the beginning of her role as a guardian of young children and a supporter of women in childbirth. Being a goddess of contradictions, she was the protector of women in labor, but it was said that the arrows of Artemis brought them sudden death while giving birth. As was her brother, Apollo, Artemis was a divinity of healing, but also brought and spread diseases.

Artemis with her twin brother, Apollo, killed Niobes' children. They killed Niobes' children because, Niobe had boasted to Leto, which is the mother of the divine twins, that she had a lot more children, which must make her superior to Leto. Apollo being offended at such an insult on his mother, informed Artemis. The twin gods hunted them down and shot them with their bows and arrows, and Apollo killed the male children and Artemis killed the girls.

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Answer 2

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She was the daughter of Zeus and Leto and twin sister of Apollo (she was born first and was her mother's midwife). When she was three years old, Zeus asked her what she wanted for her birthday. She wished for:

1. To be a virgin forever.

2. A silver (or gold) bow and arrows forged by the cyclops.

3. To be dressed in a short tunic so her legs would be free to run.

4. All the mountains to be her domain.

5. A fleet of 60 nymphs to be her hunting companions.

6. A pack of hounds to hunt with.

She herself caught 4 hinds to harness to her chariot. She was the goddess of the Hunt and the moon. She was also the protector of girls before they were married. As a huntress, she was strong and athletic. She despised men and love. Her enemies were Aphrodite (against love) and Hera (because she was a daughter of Zeus). Hera boxed her ears in the Trojan War (Iliad book 21).

Answer 3

Well, Artemis is the Virgin Goddess. She is also a huntress, and she has nymphs as followers. She makes them stay chaste, as well. She doesn't need a man by her side, and prefers living without them. She is the twin sister of Apollo. There is more information, but that's pretty much it in a nutshell. You can probably Google her. Artemis ROCKS!(sorry, had to add that in) :]

Answer 4

Artemis was the Daughter of Leto and Zeus, and the twin of Apollo. Artemis is the goddess of the wilderness, the hunt and wild animals, and fertility (she became a goddess of fertility and childbirth mainly in cities). She was often depicted with the crescent of the moon above her forehead and was sometimes identified with Selene (goddess of the moon). Artemis was one of the Olympians and a virgin goddess. Her main vocation was to roam mountain forests and uncultivated land with her nymphs in attendance hunting for lions, panthers, hinds and stags. Contradictory to the later, she helped in protecting and seeing to their well-being, also their safety and reproduction. She was armed with a bow and arrows which were made by Hephaestus and the Cyclopes.

Answer 5

Artemis was a classical Greek Goddess whose brother was Apollo, and whose parents were Zeus and Leto. She was the Goddess of the hunt, virginity, childbirth, and wild animals. She is often depicted with a bow and arrow.

Answer 6

Artemis was the Greek goddess of hunting, wilderness and wild animals. She was also a goddess of childbirth, and the protectress of the girl child up to the age of marriage. Her twin brother Apollon was similarly the protector of the boy child. Together the two gods were also bringers of sudden death and disease--Artemis targetted women and girls, and Apollon men and boys.

Answer 7

Norse and Greek mythologies are very dissimilar. Looking for a goddess, corresponding to Greek Artemis, there is Skadi (or Skade), goddess of winter and hunt.

Answer 8

She is the virgin goddess of the Hunt, the moon, childbirth, animals, virginity, and the Wild. She is known as the Huntress. She is the twin sister of Apollo.

Answer 9

Artemis was the goddess of the wilderness, the hunt, wild animals, and virgins (women who haven't had sexual intercourse).