Greek goddess of the hunt, who can be shown to share in the functions of several other divinities. She is Queen of the wild beasts (Potnia theron) in which capacity she can be traced back to the Minoan period. Graphically, she is represented as winged...

The name of a Greek goddess, used by Alec D’Urberville to Tess in Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles. ‘He called her Artemis, Demeter, and other fanciful names half teasingly, which she did not like because she did not...

ARTEMIS in Greek mythology is the daughter of Zeus and Leto and the twin sister of Apollo. In Greek religion she is concerned with the transitions of birth and growing up of both genders, as well as with the death of women and with the spaces outside...

In Greek mythology, Artemis (Greek: (nominative) Ἄρτεμις, (genitive) Ἀρτέμιδος) was the daughter of Zeus and Leto and the twin sister of Apollo. She was usually depicted as the maiden goddess of the hunt, bearing a bow and arrows....

The contest to name the new seven wonders of the world is over, and the contest to name the new seven wonders of nature is underway.Brazil's Statue of Christ Redeemer, Peru's Machu Picchu, Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid, the Great Wall of China, Jordan's Petra, the...

The Great Wall, the Colosseum and Machu Picchu are among the leading contenders to be the new seven wonders of the world as a massive poll enters its final month with votes already cast by more than 50 million people, organizers say.As the July 6...

The Great Wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome and Peru's Machu Picchu are leading contenders to be among the new seven wonders of the world, as a massive poll draws to a close with votes already cast by more than 90 million people, organizers...

The Great Wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome and Peru's Machu Picchu are leading contenders to be among the new seven wonders of the world, as a massive poll draws to a close with votes already cast by more than 90 million people, organizers...

A facinating essay about the lovely goddess Artemis.  This contains myths that involve her and her works.