Artemis is a goddess.
Artemis ( [ ˈɑːrtᵻmᵻs ] Ἄρτεμις , Modern Greek : Άρτεμις , Ártemis , [ ár.te.mis ] ) was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities . Her Roman equivalent is Diana . 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 . She was eventually equated with the Greek goddess Artemis , though she had an independent origin in Italy .