Artemis was a goddess.
Artemis ( [ ˈɑːrtᵻmᵻs ] Ἄρτεμις , Modern Greek : Άρτεμις , Ártemis , [ ár.te.mis ] ) was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities . The Arcadians believed she was the daughter of Demeter . In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology , Demeter ( [ dᵻˈmiːtər ] Attic : Δημήτηρ Dēmḗtēr , [ dɛːmɛ́ːtɛːr ] ; Doric : Δαμάτηρ Dāmā́tēr ) is the goddess of the harvest and agriculture , who presided over grains and the fertility of the earth . Though Demeter is often described simply as the goddess of the harvest , she presided also over the sacred law , and the cycle of life and death .