Why is Artemis important?

Answer 1

She is known to be the "Huntress" and the one to always keep her viginity.

Being the goddess of hunting and the moon.

Her attributes are a silver bow and silver arrows, a deer, a bear, falcon, wild dogs and nymphs.

This is a short story I got together for a history report.

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, and childbirth. She was often shown with a crescent 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 are 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 alot 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.

Artemis was the goddess of animals, the moon, and the hunt. She loved all wild creatures creatures and was the twin sister of Apollo.

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Answer 2

When Hera found out that Leto was pregnant with twins by Zeus, she flew into a jealous rage. She forbid all lands and waters to give Leto rest. Leto travelled all over, unable to give birth. Hera then sent the monster Python to devour Leto. She barely escaped. Finally, she found the island of Delos. It was a new island that was still floating, so it was not technically land but not technically water. That was were Leto gave birth to Artemis and Apollo. Artemis' birth gave Leto no pain at all. She then had to become her mother's midwife while Apollo was being born.

Answer 3

Artemis was one of the twelve ruling Olympians out of Greek Myth, this daughter of Zeus and Leto was also the twin sister of Apollo, she was called Queen of the Beasts, a goddess of the wild and mountains, and of the hunt.

Answer 4

She is famous for looking after the animals of the forest (and also hunting them at times).

Answer 5

Because modern people still identify with her as a deity.

Answer 6

Artemis is one of the rare female goddess to represent male activities (hunting) and survive to be known as powerful; the other is Athena.

Answer 7

Something special to Lady Artemis, goddess of the hunt and the night sky, was most likely her bow and arrow, seeing as though she used these frequently.

Answer 8

Artemis was born a goddess from Leto and Zeus, she is twin to the god Apollo.