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From [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], (Roman name: ''Diana'') the [[Greek god|goddess]] of hunting, wild animals, and girls before their [[marriage]]; she brings sudden [[death]] to [[women]] in the same way that [[Apollo]] brings sudden death to [[men]]. She is the twin [[sister]] of Apollo, [[daughter]] of [[Zeus]] and [[Leto]]. At some point, she began to be identified with the [[moon]].
In [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], the maiden goddess of hunting, wild animals, and girls before their [[marriage]], but also of childbirth.

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A definition or brief description of Artemis.

In Greek mythology, the maiden goddess of hunting, wild animals, and girls before their marriage, but also of childbirth.

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