Artemis

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Artemis is the Goddess of the Moon and the Hunt, currently unscribed.

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Get to Know Your Goddess

Height: 5’10”

Weight: 130 lbs.

Hair Color: Light brown wavy hair usually braided to the side

Facial Hair: None

Eyes: Hazel/Auburn

Distinguishing Features: Artemis is always equipped with her silver bow and quiver, and her silver blade in a sheath bound to her right thigh.

Family

Parents: Zeus and Leto

Siblings: Apollo and other children of Zeus

Spouse: None

Children: None

Professions

Artemis manages the Mount Olympus National Park.

Residence

Artemis loves to roam the vast expanse of the Olympus National Park and prefers to stay in her temple in the caves behind the waterfall of the National Olympus Park. At other times, she spends time in her residence adjacent to her office on the 50th floor of the GC building.

Personal Information

General Overview: Artemis is proud and confident of her skills. She is competitive by nature and believes there is no equal to her in the art of archery and hunting. Artemis embodies the spirit and virtue in hunting, so despite the fact she hunts animals she also protects them, especially the young ones; this earned her the title Goddess of Animals. She is known for her temper and would not think twice before taking down anyone who dares to cross her.

Deity Nicknames: Goddess of Hunt, Moon, Wilderness, and Nature. Protector of Women. Arty in the modern mortal world.

Likes: She loves dancing in the rain at the foothills of the mountains or deep in the woods with her band of nymphs. Animals keep her company and she loves spending time in the woods.

Dislikes: Artemis is not a fan of large crowds and dislikes big cities. She prefers the music of nature to the constant thrum of the cities. She hates backstabbers, cheats, and those who hurt animals, women, or children.

Flaws/Weakness

Temperamental. Artemis is known to have a temper and to act on her temper before stopping to think. Combined with her impulsivity, she has a tendency to strike first and think later, which often lands her in a soup.

Skills / Abilities

Immortality. Technically immortal. Immune to the effects of aging, cannot die by any conventional means, and is immune to all known mortal diseases and infections. As a deity, they are able to teleport, or "pop" anywhere in the mortal plane with a few exceptions, the God Floors of the GC HQ are mystically protected, so no teleporting to or in between them, anything on the non-mortal plane, i.e., the Underworld, Atlantis, and the Void, are non-accessible without a guide.

Mother Tongue. As the bridge between the mortal world and the divine, they speak all languages mortals do, even the long dead ones.

Goddess of the Hunt, Wild & Creatures. As the Goddess of Hunt, Artemis is an excellent hunter with impeccable marksmanship with not only her bow and arrow, but also a wide range of weapons. Her personal favorite after her bow and arrow is the silver blade that was forged by Hephaestus and gifted to her by Zeus. She is also an excellent tracker who uses her tracking abilities to hunt down mortals and immortals alike. As the Goddess of Wild/Creatures, Artemis can make any non-magical creature do her bidding and can speak to magical creatures telepathically, though not control them.

Possessions

Normal Daily Wear: In Olympus, Artemis is normally seen wearing her white sleeveless silk dress with a golden headband.

Alternate Dress Wear: In the mortal world due to the nature of her job Artemis is seen wearing a black fitted jumpsuit with several pockets.

Magical Artifacts/Weapons

Quiver with Arrows and Bow. Artemis’ quiver and bow have the magical ability to become invisible in the mortal world, the arrows in her quiver are neverending and reload as and when required. It is only visible to immortal eyes. A mortal will be able to see her in her true form only if she so wishes.

Silver Blade. The silver blade forged by Hephaestus has special powers, it can mortally wound any living being including immortals in one use. However, it cannot mortally wound any member of the Olympus family.

Artemis Antler Headpiece. The antler headpiece is identified as one of the distinctive features of Artemis. While it is Artemis’ symbol, the headpiece that she wears has the magical ability to transport Artemis into the subconscious minds of mortals, and immortals to retrieve and plant ideas from their minds. Anyone wearing the headpiece gains the power to enter into the subconscious mind of another.

Historical Synopsis

Artemis, the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo is the goddess of the hunt, wild animals and vegetation, and of chastity and childbirth. Among the rural populace, Artemis is the favorite goddess. Artemis embodied the sportsman’s ideal, so despite the killing game she also protected her subjects, especially the young; keeping in significance to the title Goddess of Animals. The Goddess of wild nature loved to dance, usually accompanied by nymphs, in mountains, forests, and marshes.

She was the patron and protector of young girls and was believed to bring disease upon women and relieve them of it. Artemis was worshipped as one of the primary goddesses of childbirth and midwifery along with Eileithyia. Much like Athena and Hestia, Artemis preferred to remain a maiden and is sworn never to marry. Though Artemis was a virgin, she drew the attention and interest of many Gods and men. However, it was only her hunting companion, Orion, that won her heart. It is believed that Orion was killed by Artemis herself for daring to cross her.

Artemis was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities and her temple at Ephesus was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Artemis’ symbols included a bow and arrow, a quiver and hunting knives. The deer and the cypress were sacred to her. Poets and artists usually pictured her with her stag or her hunting dog.

In the retelling of the Pantheon in a modern world, we have tried to remain true to Artemis’ history as much as possible, however, the writer has and will continue to use creative license as and when deemed necessary.[1]

  1. The Editors of Encylopedia Brittannica. (10 Jan 2019).Artemis Wikipedia.Artemis