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Facts about artemis.
Strengths/Talents: Physically strong, able to defend herself, defender and guardian of women in childbirth and of wildlife in general.
Birthplace of Artemis: The island of Delos, where she was born under a palm tree along with her twin brother Apollo. Other islands make a similar claim; however, Delos actually has a palm tree rising from the center of a swampy area which is pointed out as the sacred spot.
Common misspellings:
Artemus, Artamis, Artemas, Artimas, Artimis. The correct or at least most widely accepted spelling is Artemis.
Artemis killed the god of love and desire, Adonis by sending a wild boar to gore him because he boasted he was a better hunter than she. Other accounts have that Artemis killed him in retaliation for Aphrodite instigating the death of Hippolytus, a favourite of the huntress goddess.