Artemis was the Greek goddess of the hunt. Hunting is what she was born to do.
Artemis, goddess of the Hunt.
Artemis was the goddess of the Hunt in Greece. In Rome, it was Diana.
Artemis wasn't associated with the moon until after the Romans identified her with Diana.
Yes, Artemis was a great huntress and could hunt and kill/catch anything
Bow and arrow, for Artemis was the goddess of the Hunt.
Hercules never tried to hunt Artemis. Artemis is the one who does the hunting. And if Hercules tried to mess with Artemis, he would pay dearly.
Artemis was goddess of the hunt, and anyone hunting would have made an offering to her before beginning an expedition.
She was the goddess of the wilderness and wild animals, it was natural that as people began to hunt, these animals would be seen as under Artemis' domain and protection, so they would prey for a good hunt - as she was thought to hunt within the wilderness - and if the hunters were successful she was given part of the kill, and if not, it was probably told that the hunters had offended her.
Artemis was the goddess of the Hunt, so she hunted everything in the wild, probably including lions.
Since Artemis was the goddess of the Hunt, it was practical that she had a bow and arrow.
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