Artemis

Artemis talking to Ambrogio

Apollo twin Brother

Hades Uncle

**Artemis** (Greek: nominative: Ἄρτεμις; genitive: Ἀρτέμιδος) is the Greek Goddess of the Hunt, the moon, forests, hills, animals, wilderness, virginity, fertility, childbirth, archery and protection of maidens. She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, as well as the twin sister of Apollo. She is one of the three virgin goddesses of Mount Olympus.

## Background

Various conflicting accounts are given in Classical Greek mythology of the birth of Artemis and her twin brother, Apollo. All accounts agree, however, that she was the daughter of Zeus and Leto and that she was the twin sister of Apollo because he had impregnated Leto. But the island of Delos (or Ortygia in the Homeric Hymn to Artemis) disobeyed Hera, and Leto gave birth there.

Artemis loved to hunt and then bathe in a quiet pool. If any man saw her bathing, she would seduce, and then drown them; for no man shall live to tell the tale. She has a group of young women called the Hunters, that have sworn loyalty to Artemis, and given up love, in return for immortality. This immortality does not, however, include death by battle. She is believed to have accidently fallen in love with, and subsequently killed, the hero Orion during hunting.

There are many instances where a man was punished for seeing Artemis bathe. In one story, a hunter comes upon her bathing in a river. He falls in love with her and thinks he can win her over if he is respectful and tells her how great a hunter he is. He comes out of the forest and calls to her and introduces himself. He tells her he loves her and must have her for a wife. Artemis, smiling, tells him no man will ever have her and turns him into a spotted deer. His hunting hounds smell him and, not realising he is their master, chase him down and tear him to pieces. In another story, an old man sees her bathe, but fearing the gods he falls to his knees and begs for forgiveness. Artemis blinds him, as punishment, but takes pity on him and gives him bird companions that follow him and act as his eyes.

Niobe, A Queen of Thebes and wife of Amphion, Niobe boasted of her superiority to Leto because while she had fourteen children (Niobids), seven boys and seven girls, Leto had only one of each. When Artemis and Apollo heard this impiety, Apollo killed her sons as they practiced athletics, and Artemis shot her daughters, who died instantly without a sound. Apollo and Artemis used poisoned arrows to kill them, though according to some versions two of the Niobids were spared, one boy and one girl. Amphion, at the sight of his dead sons, killed himself. A devastated Niobe and her remaining children were turned to stone by Artemis as they wept. The gods themselves entombed them.

Artemis is a goddess who enjoys action and the comfort of nature over the comfort of cities. While Artemis has punished men for watching her bath she has also punished people for boasting as well Artemis doesn't like it when someone brags about being better than her. She not only loves hunting she also protects the animals while also protecting the hunters who show loyalty to her. However, she doesn't show this protection to hunters who don't respect and care for the animals that they hunt. One example of Artemis lovesfor the balance of nature is when Aphrodite made Polyphonte fall in love with a bear. Polyphonte gave birth to Agrius and Oreius who were half-man and half-bear this angered Artemis because what Aphrodite made Polyphonte do was an abomination to nature.

Artemis would rather spend her days fighting to enjoy the beauty, challenges, and dangers of the wilderness over the celebrations, comforts, gatherings, and feasts of Mount Olympus.

### Ambrogio

When Ambrogio cried out to Artemis, She came out of guilt because she felt sorry that her brother, Apollo, cursed him so he couldn't see Selene again. When she came down to talk she brought her Silver bow and arrow. She placed her silver bow and arrow on the ground to talk to him and when she did that Ambrogio stole it and she cursed him so he wouldn't be able to touch silver. She then gave Ambrogio her powers saying that he will have to worship her and be a virgin. Ambrogio accepted then she gave him some of her powers. She then told him to pray to her in a couple of years then she would bless Ambrogio with children.

## Powers and Abilities

As a daughter of Zeus Artemis is a powerful Deity but not equal to her twin brother Apollo, and under her sister Athena in power.

* Projection
	+ Reality Warping
		- Conjuration
		- Transformation
		- Disease Manipulation
* Highly Advanced Luna-Photokinesis
	+ Moon Light Manipulation
* Highly Advanced Lunakinesis
	+ Moon Manipulation
* Highly Advanced Chlorokinesis
	+ Vegetation Manipulation
* Highly Advanced Zoopathy
	+ Animal Manipulation
* Advanced Telekinesis
* Fading Teleportation
* Essence Reading
* Supernatural Aura-Presence
* Shapeshifting
	+ Animal Mimicry
* Invulnerability
* Superhuman Physiology
* Immortality
* Advanced Immunities
* Spell Casting
* Hunting Intuition
* Divine Soul
* Enhanced Archery
* Enhanced Power
	+ Divinity
	+ Beast Lordship
	+ Forest Lordship