Description
Artemis was often described as the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. 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, she had the power to talk to and control animals. Her Roman equivalent is Diana.
Leto bore Apollon and Artemis, delighting in arrows,
Both of lovely shape like none of the heavenly gods,
As she joined in love to the Aegis-bearing ruler.
— Hesiod, Theogony, lines 918–920 (written in the 7th century BCE)
(Material: Clay, Porcelain, Ceramic)
(Finish: White, Gold leaf)
(Height: ~31 cm)
