The goddess Diana is her Roman equivalent. She often roamed the forests of Greece, attended by her large entourage, mostly made up of nymphs, some mortals, and hunters. She was heavily identified with Selene, the personification of the Moon, and Hecate, another lunar deity, so was regarded as one of the most prominent lunar deities in mythology, alongside the aforementioned two. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Artemis ( / ˈ ɑːr t ɪ m ɪ s/ Greek: Ἄρτεμις) is the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity.
Artemis (seated and wearing a radiate crown), the beautiful nymph Callisto (left), Eros and other nymphs -antique fresco from Pompeii
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