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 . Some scholars believe that the name , and indeed the goddess herself , was originally pre-Greek . She was the Hellenic goddess of the hunt , wild animals , wilderness , childbirth , virginity and protector of young girls , bringing and relieving disease in women ; she often was depicted as a huntress carrying a bow and arrows . In Roman mythology , Diana [ djˈaː.na ] was the goddess of the hunt , the moon , and nature being associated with wild animals and woodland , and having the power to talk to and control animals .