Artemis | Goddess of the hunt, of the moon and of wild animals.
- Roman equivalent: Diana.
- Family: Zeus and Leto (parents), Apollo (twin).
- Symbols: bow and arrow, quiver, hunting knives, spears, nets, lyre, chariots, deers, hunting dogs/hounds, bears, boars, guinea fowls, buzzard hawks, the cypress and the willow.
- Colours: White and silver.
- Gemstones: Moonstone, pearl and quartz.
- Worshiped at Ephesus, Delos, Brauron, Mounikhia and Sparta (Ancient Greece) | Aventine Hill, near Lake Nemi, and in Campania (Italy).
- Festivals: Elaphebolia, Mounikhia, Kharisteria, and Brauronia, and Artemis Orthia (Sparta).
"Leto bore Apollo and Artemis, delighting in arrows, both of lovely shape like none of the heavenly gods, as she joined in love to the Aegis-bearing ruler." — Hesiod, Theogony, lines 918–920 (written in the 7th century BCE)
- She's independent, fast, agile, and untamed.
- She has boundaries and she doesn't forgive those who transpasses them (even if accidentally).
- Place offerings at midnight or noon.
- Number six.
Artemis, Protector of Women, Goddess of the Hunt, Help me peel away the layers of self-doubt and mistrust. Help me know my own strength. Grant me courage to stand alone. To stay true to myself. In this I pray, Thank you Artemis.
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