宙斯与勒托之女，是阿波罗的孪生妹妹。她是森林之神，山丘之神。阿尔忒弥斯常被描绘成手持弓和箭的女子，鹿是她的圣物。有时她身边会有一道盈月，月亮是阿尔忒弥斯的象征。
The daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. She was the goddess of forests and hills. Artemis was often depicted carrying a bow and arrows and the deer was sacred to her. Sometimes she was also shown with a crescent moon near her. The moon is the symbol of Artemis.