Hunters of Artemis

The Hunters of Artemis are humans, demigods, and nymphs who swear loyalty to the goddess Artemis in joining nature, the hunt and staying a virgin. The hunters possess immortality and eternal youth as long as they don't fall in battle.
==History==
When Artemis asked for some female followers, the nymphs that she was given as one of her wishes became the first Hunter of Artemis. She also chose some mortals to be her followers not too long after she acquired her bow, arrows, tunic, chariot, and dogs.
The goddesses hunters helped her catch the deer that would pull her chariot. Artemis did not use all the deer, as she let her most favorite one run around free.
Britomartis became one of Artemis' hunters when she made the choice to be a virgin and ran away from Minos. After coming into Artemis' service, Britomartis was changed to a minor goddess of mountains, nets, and hunting.
Orion was a male giant who joined the Hunters when he fell in love with Artemis. Orion killed almost every animal and he was eventually killed by Apollo, who disliked the giant. He was then placed into the sky as a constellation to be remembered.
Hippolytos a young male human hunter who was killed by Aphrodite when he decided to follow Artemis and her ideals. Artemis had Apollo's demigod son, Asclepius, bring Hippolytos back to life, which caused Zeus to kill Asclepius for raising the dead.
Polyphonte joined the Hunters of Artemis when she fled to the mountains to avoid marriage, which much like Hippolytos, angered Aphrodite. The goddess made the woman lose her rank as a Hunter by making her love an animal. Polyphonte was attacked by the animals then changed into an owl by Zeus, Hermes, and Ares.
Callisto was tricked into loving Zeus and as punishment, she was changed into a bear. After her death, she was turned into a constellation.
Syrinx was loyal Nymph who served Artemis until she was pursued by Pan. Syrinx ran to a river and asked the nymphs for help. She was transformed into water reeds to keep her safe. Pan cut the reeds and made an instrument. He decided to name it Syrinx after the Nymph he chased.
Arethusa was a loyal Nymph huntress who was pursued by Alpheus god of the river after he saw her swimming in a stream. Arethusa ran for her life until she couldn't do anything else. Desperate, she prayed for help. Artemis heard the prayer and turned her into the spring Arethusa. However, Alpheus wouldn't give up so Artemis cut the earth to create an underground channel from Greece all the away to Sicily.
Atalanta was a human huntress who was abandoned and left to die as a baby, so Artemis had a she-bear take care of the infant instead. During the Calydonian Boar hunt, Atalanta fell in love with the hunter Meleager, however their love wouldn't last as the prophecy of his death came true. Atalanta instead married Hippomenes, Apollo tried to stop the marriage after the Oracle of Delphi showed him their future. They married anyway and made love in one of Zeus temples. As punishment, the two were charged into lions thus making the future that Apollo feared, come true.
==Percy Jackson & the Olympians==
===The Sea of Monsters===
The Hunters are mentioned when Luke tells Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson that the mother of Agrius and Oreius was cast out for falling in love with a bear because of Aphrodite (referencing Polyphonte).
===The Titans Curse===
The Hunters appear in the book fighting a Manticore. They go to Camp Half-Blood, but the Hunters don't like it because they weren't treated well the last time they were there. Later when Artemis is captured, her lieutenant Zoë Nightshade helps rescue the goddess by giving her life to save Artemis. Another Hunter, Bianca di Angelo also gave her life earlier in the quest to save Artemis.
===The Last Olympian===
The Hunters help in the fight on Olympus against the Titans. After the battle, Artemis convinced her uncle, the God of The Underworld, Hades to allow every Hunter who died to pass to Elysium.
==The Heroes of Olympus==
===The Lost Hero===
The Hunters appear in the book after saving Jason Grace and his friends from Lycaon, who tried to kill them.
===The Son of Neptune===
Hylla mentions the Hunters to Hazel Levesque, describing them as a group of female archers who travel around with Artemis.
===The Blood of Olympus===
The Hunters of Artemis meet Reyna Ramírez-Arellano, Nico di Angelo, and Gleeson Hedge at San Juan and together (working with the Amazons as well), they fight Orion, the giant born to oppose Artemis and her twin brother, Apollo. Phoebe, Celyn, and several other Hunters died during the battle.
==Known Hunters==
*Artemis (leader).
*Zoë Nightshade (former lieutenant, deceased).
*Thalia Grace (current lieutenant).
*Orion (turned into a constellation).
*Callisto (turned into a bear then a constellation).
*Hippolytos (resurrected by Asclepius).
*Sipriotes (male hunter turned into a female).
*Britomartis (became a minor goddess).
*Syrinx (turned into a plant).
*Arethusa (turned into water).
*Phoebe (deceased).
*Celyn (deceased).
* Naomi (deceased).
* Bianca di Angelo (deceased).
*Polyphonte (cast out of the hunters & turned into an owl).
*Iphigenia (priestess of Artemis who became a part of Hecate).
*Atalanta (broke the oath and turned into a lion)
*Reyna Avila Ramirez-Arellano-(became a hunter after she was offered to join).
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