Did Artemis ever fall in love?

Istrus wrote a version in which Artemis fell in love with Orion, apparently the only person she ever did. She meant to marry him, and no talk from her brother Apollo would change her mind.

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Did Artemis ever have a lover?

Some people believe that some of the nymphs, mortals, priests, priestess, demigods, demigoddesses, hunters and huntresses who follow the hunting goddess were some of her lovers, but Artemis only had one lover, the great hunter Orion.

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Who was Artemis's female lover?

There is at least one myth that makes it explicit that she shared a degree of physical intimacy with one of her nymphs, Callisto.

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Did Artemis ever get married?

Answer and Explanation: In Greek mythology, Artemis is the virgin goddess, so named because she has never had carnal relations with anyone and has never had a husband.

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Why did Artemis fall in love with Orion?

Artemis and Orion's love for each other was forbidden because he was a mortal and she was a goddess. They both have a love for hunting, which is why they became friends and then fell in love.

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Is Artemis still a virgin?

Artemis was a virgin goddess, and she was accompanied by nymphs, who also were expected to remain virgins.

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Did Athena ever fall in love?

In Greek mythology, the goddess Athena is immune to romantic love, so there is no particular lover for her.

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Who was Artemis boyfriend?

Artemis left the hero life behind with her boyfriend Wally West, but returned for an undercover mission. After staging her death, she joined Aqualad as his trusted lieutenant Tigress.

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Who does Artemis end up with?

Wally and Artemis stayed together over the next five years, and moved to Palo Alto where they attend Stanford University and adopted a dog.

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Who was Artemis first love?

Orion was a famously talented hunter and very good looking young man. Artemis was an extremely gifted huntress as well and when she saw Orion, she fell madly in love with him. They hunted together, dined together, but never slept together as she continued to hold her virginity in high esteem.

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Who did Artemis have a child with?

Artemis was the daughter of the Zeus and Leto. Her twin brother was Apollo. Apollo was also an important god in Greek religion. Artemis was unmarried and never had children.

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Who was Artemis jealous of?

According to one story, Artemis loved the giant huntsman Orion and lived with him in the forest. Eventually, Artemis became jealous. She thought that Orion loved another woman. In revenge, Artemis shot Orion with an arrow.

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What does Artemis love most?

The frequent stories of the love affairs of Artemis's nymphs are supposed by some to have originally been told of the goddess herself. The poets after Homer, however, stressed Artemis's chastity and her delight in the hunt, dancing and music, shadowy groves, and the cities of just men.

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Were Apollo and Artemis lovers?

Artemis was a woman and a virgin while Apollo was a male god with many lovers. The pair were a Greek example of an ancient archetype of divine twins. While such twins were sometimes inseparable, Leto's children were an example of the type that represented duality and balance.

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Is Artemis a hero or villain?

Artemis Crock is a fictional comic book character, appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. First appearing in Infinity, Inc. #34 (January 1987), she has appeared as both a supervillain and superhero, usually using her first name as her alias.

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Did Artemis have a crush on Superboy?

Throughout the season, while there isn't much interaction between the pair, Artemis still retains her crush on Superboy, but remains unaware that he and Miss Martian secret begin a relationship. Eventually, Artemis finally discovers through Zatanna during Halloween about Miss Martian and Superboy's love for each other.

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Was Apollo jealous of Artemis?

Apollo grew jealous of Artemis's affection to Orion and some stories say that sent a scorpion that stung Orion in the heel. Others tell that Apollo bet that Artemis could not shoot a speck in the distance and when she did, she learned that the speck was actually Orion.

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Who made Athena pregnant?

She was known as Athena Parthenos "Athena the Virgin," but in one archaic Attic myth, the god Hephaestus tried and failed to rape her, resulting in Gaia giving birth to Erichthonius, an important Athenian founding hero.

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Who was Athena's crush?

Heracles is Athena's crush, where they have met in Athena the Wise. Helping him with laborious tasks, they have gained friendship that turns into a crush.

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Who are Athena's lovers?

She never had a true lover or someone to hug and hold her; all she had was her loving mother, caring father and most of all her brothers and sisters. For some very strange reason it was hopeless that she would fall in love; Hephaestus tried once, yet failed. Athena was well known for giving advice/mentoring heroes.

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What is Artemis's gender?

Artemis is a gender-neutral name of Greek origin that means "twin of Apollo" and "butcher." In Greek mythology, Artemis was the name of the Greek goddess of the moon, hunting, and chastity.

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What are the 3 virgin goddesses?

The Virgin Goddesses (or maiden goddesses) are Artemis, Athena, and Hestia.

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Has Artemis ever had a child?

Despite not having any kids of her own, she was often considered the goddess of childbirth. She was the protector of young girls until they became married. Artemis was the first of the twins born. After being born, she then helped her mother in the birth of her brother Apollo.

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What is Artemis weakness?

Her primary weaknesses are her lack of mercy and her pride.

There are several versions of the death of her friend, Orion, but all seem to lead back to Artemis being his killer, either directly or indirectly.

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