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What are some good qualities of the greek goddess, Artemis?

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What are some good qualities of the greek goddess, Artemis?

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She was the goddess of the hunt, which is good, since hunters need help to get themselves some food. But, interestingly enough, she also was the protector of baby animals. She was a patron of the race of Amazon women, and is often thought to have been kind of associated with lesbianism. She is one of a pair of twins: Her brother is Apollo, god of the sun, and thus she is associated with the moon. During different lunar phases, she was considered to be in a different “mood,” so to speak. It gets a little fuzzy here, but she was considered to be three goddesses in one: Phoebe when the moon was waxing, Selene when it was waning, and Hecate when there was no moon. Each of these had different attributes: Phoebe had once been a Titan associated with the sun, Selene with the moon, and Hekate was kind of a goddess of witchcraft and dark deeds. So she’s got this changing personality, which is why her actions in various stories are often so inconsistent. For example, she demanded the sacrifice o

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