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Artemis. By Alex Gerchen. Greek and Roman name. Greek name- Artemis, means “high source of water.” Roman name- Diana, means “many breasted one” means goddess of nurturing, and birth. Family. - Daughter of Zeus and Leto - Twin, Apollo - Artemis was never married.
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Artemis By Alex Gerchen
Greek and Roman name Greek name- Artemis, means “high source of water.” Roman name- Diana, means “many breasted one” means goddess of nurturing, and birth.
Family - Daughter of Zeus and Leto - Twin, Apollo - Artemis was never married
Artemis was the goddess of wilderness, childbirth, virginity, protector of young girls and bringer and reliever of sudden death and diseases. The deer and Cypress were very sacred to Artemis.
Artemis’s stories Artemis and Orion http://www.examiner.com/article/artemis-and-orion-a-sad-love-story Artemis and Apollo’s birth http://www.greek-gods.info/greek-gods/apollo/myths/apollo-artemis-birth/
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