The Goddess ArtemisThose who invaded Artemis' privacy, her goals, or limited her freedom were paid dearly. When the hunter Actaeon accidentally met Artemis while he was bathing, she transformed him into a deer and then her own hunting dogs attacked him and tore him to pieces. Artemis is the goddess of hunting and the moon. Her Roman name is Diana and Greek name is Artemis. The symbols of Artemis are a crescent, a deer and arrows. Artemis has many characteristics and is connected to today's society in many ways. She has a big family and a lot of stories behind her, and there are a lot of myths about her. First of all, Artemis had many different characteristics. Many people call Artemis a wonderful woman, because she can do almost everything. She is as brave as any man, as strong as any man, and can hunt and kill any beast. She can be described as an environmentalist. Artemis was not known to have a satisfying relationship with men, excluding her brother. She has always been sensitive to the needs of the vulnerable and the suffering. Artemis was the most independent of the goddesses and one who lived for new challenges. In today's society many people take the Wonder Women character from her and place them in the newer Wonder Women. She is seen as a feminist goddess by many people in this society. When people in today's society use the bow and arrow as a symbol of the hunter, they get it from Artemis. Not only did he have many characteristics, but he had a very loving family. Artemis' twin brother is Apollo. She loved her brother and was very close to him. Artemis' mother was Leto, Artemis and Apollo both worshiped that mother. No one could ever say anything bad about Leto with Artemis and Apollo doing something about it. Artemis did not cause her mother any pain during childbirth. Artemis' father was Zeus, king of the gods. When Zeus asked Artemis what she wanted for her third birthday, she told him that she only wanted six simple presents and Zeus gave them to her. Finally, there are many myths about Artemis. The only time Artemis loved a man, Apollo became jealous and deceived her. One day Apollo bet that Artemis would not be able to hit the object swimming in the distant waters with an arrow. She was full of confidence in her archery skill and accepted his challenge.