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 **Artemis (Diana)**  **By Clay Gregory and Lilly Meng**   **Summary: ** Artemis is the most solitary of the gods. She was the goddess of the hunt, so she was often alone by herself. She was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and also Apollo’s twin sister. She was a fierce and revengeful goddess, but she was very kind at heart. She was born on the small Greek island of Delos. The Greeks say that she is the moon in the night sky. They also thought that she made sure all women died a swift and painless death. Like all gods, many things were sacred to her. These things were the cypress tree, and the deer. ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ _ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍** Analysis: ** Although Artemis is only a mythical goddess, the Greeks’ creation of her shows us a great deal about ancient Greek values. Simply the fact that Artemis was goddess of the hunt tells us that the Greeks had a society with less gender-related discrimination than some other societies. Hunting and exploring the wild is usually characterized as more masculine than feminine. However, even though Artemis was a female, the Greeks were fine with having her as goddess of the hunt.  Artemis also took part in the story of the Trojan War. She refused to let the Greeks pass over to Troy until they made a sacrifice to her. The Greeks did indeed sacrifice a maiden to Artemis, showing how they worshipped her and were willing to sacrifice lives to solve their problems. Also, instead of trying to figure out why people and animals actually died from diseases, they simply created Artemis and said that anything that died from disease was killed by her.

**Connections: **Connections to Modern Day Values _ Who Artemis Would Be Represented as Today
 * People value recycling and taking care of the Earth nowadays, just like the Greeks did
 * <span style="color: #111179; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">We continue to care for people younger than us _
 * <span style="color: #111179; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Huntresses- Artemis was a huntress as well
 * <span style="color: #111179; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Park rangers- both try to protect and preserve nature
 * <span style="color: #111179; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Mothers- are caring towards their children just like Artemis cared for the young
 * <span style="color: #111179; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Teachers- like Artemis, they care for the younger people in our society

Works Cited: "Artemis." //Joe Bergeron: Artist//. Apple Inc., 2011. Web. 6 Nov 2011. ___ <[]>. "Artemis." //Kusadasi//. Kudasi.tv, 2011. Web. 6 Nov 2011. ___ <[]>. Hamilton, Edith. //Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes//. ___ New York: Spark Pub., 1942. Print.