Artemis was the Greek goddess of the hunt, wilderness, and chastity. Daughter of Zeus and sister of Apollo, she was the protector of girls and young women and the protector of childbirth. She was widely venerated, but her most famous place of worship was the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

In Greek mythology, Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto. She was born in Delos or Ortygia (near Ephesus, in western Türkiye) and is the twin sister of the god Apollo.

Artemis plays a supporting role in the Trojan War of Homer’s Iliad and is described primarily as «the archer goddess», but also occasionally as «goddess of the noisy hunt» and «of the wild, mistress of wild creatures».

She supports the Trojans and, in particular, heals Aeneas after he is wounded by Diomedes. In his Theogony, Hesiod describes her as «Artemis, the arrow-slinger.»