The origins of Apollo and Artemis are similar in the beginning, but their paths diverge early on in life. The chief god, Zeus fell in love with a beautiful nymph named Leto, but Hera, Zeus' wife, was watching so Zeus turned himself and Leto into quails. "Hera saw through this ruse and cursed Leto to not be able to give birth anywhere the sun could shine, but to make it worse she sent a giant serpent named Python to chase Leto away from any spot where she could give birth." (Dowrick 4) Zeus helped Leto by

Artemis was a large influence on the people of Greece mainly because the Greeks valued hunting a great deal. Birth was also very important to them, as it is to any culture. The importance of Artemis to the Greek people can be seen at the temple that was built in her honor in Ephesus, it is now considered the Seventh Wonder of the World.

Artemis fell in love twice with two different mortal men. The first man she fell for was Endymion, who she came at night to look upon him as he was sleeping. Endymion thought it was a dream, but Artemis knew that he would grow old and become a horrible, twisted version of himself as time went on. Artemis decided to make him perpetually sleep, so she carried him to a cave and he remains there for eternity. Orion and hunted alongside him for a great while. Her brother, Apollo, challenged to hit this speck in the middle of the sea, she hit it right on but later found out that the speck she hit was her love, Orion. Artemis begged Ascelpius to save Orion, but Zeus killed Ascelpius as he was trying. Artemis set Orion's image in the stars.

Artemis was worshiped in most Greek cities but only as a secondary deity. However, to the Greeks in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey) she was a prominent deity... But at Ephesus she was worshiped mainly as a fertility goddess, and was identified with Cybele the mother goddess of eastern lands. The cult statues of the Ephesians' Artemis differ greatly from those of mainland Greece, whereas she is depicted as a huntress with her bow and arrows. Those found at Ephesus show her in the eastern style, standing erect with numerous nodes on her chest. There have been many theories as to what they represent. Some say they are breasts, others that they are bulls' testes, which were sacrificed to her. Which is the true interpretation remains uncertain, but each represents fertility. (Hamilton 5)

Artemis was very possessive. She would show her wrath on anyone who disobeyed her wishes, especially against her sacred animals. Even the great hero Agamemnon came upon the wrath of Artemis, when he killed a stag in her sacred grove. His punishment came when his ships were becalmed, while he made his way to besiege Troy. With no winds to sail his ships he was told by the seer Calchas that the only way Artemis would bring back the winds was for him to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia. Some vers

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