Artemis

Artemis (Άρτεμις in Ancient Greek) is the goddess of the Moon and the Hunt. Her Roman counterpart is Diana. She and Apollo are known as the "twin archers."

History
She was born on a remote island, her mother Leto had been running from Hera because she was angered about Zeus's affairs. She was born before her brother Apollo and helped her mother give birth to him. that is why she is sometimes considered the goddess of child birth. Artemis and Apollo were born as twins to Leto and Zeus. They grew up together.

At three years old, Artemis asked her father, Zeus, while sitting on his knee, to grant her six wishes. He loved his little daughter, and was very proud of her. She was his second daughter, and a bright and pretty child, and he agreed to grant her her wishes.

Her first wish was to remain chaste for eternity, and never to be confined by marriage. She then asked for lop-eared hounds, stags to lead her chariot, and nymphs to be her hunting companions, 60 from the river and 20 from the ocean.

Also, she asked for a silver bow like her brother Apollo's golden one. He granted her the six wishes, also said that he promised to let her retract her wish to remain a virgin if she should wish it. Artemis was born on the island of Delos, though it was almost prevented because of Zeus's real wife, Hera.

The Titan's Curse
Artemis makes her first appearance in the The Titan's Curse. She helps Percy and friends when they face the manticore at Westover Hall and goes a mission west to hunt the Ophiotaurus, and promises Percy that she will look for Annabeth. She is captured along the way by the General, Atlas, and is used as a way to lure Percy and his friends West to save Annabeth. Atlas traps Artemis under the sky by forcing Annabeth to hold it. Artemis cannot simply stand by and allow a maiden to die, and she takes the sky from Annabeth.

Percy, Thalia, and Zoë rescue her, Zoe giving her life to stop Atlas from stabbing Artemis. Artemis, Percy, Thalia and Annabeth return to Olympus for the winter solstice. She is the first to suggest plans for war preparations against the Titans, and appears fair and honest, as she is horrified at the vote whether or not to destroy Percy, as he risked his life for them.

The Last Olympian
Artemis appears again in The Last Olympian, when she battles Typhon. Her Hunters help the Campers fight against Kronos' army.

Physical description
She can appear as whatever she likes, but chooses to be the average age of her Hunters, which is around twelve. She has auburn colored hair and eyes as silvery as the moon, and is incredibly beautiful. Her cabin is number eight at Camp Half-Blood and since she is a maiden goddess, she has no children and it serves an honorary monument or a refuge for the Hunters when they visit. Her symbol was the silver bow and arrow, and stag.

Personality
Artemis cares deeply for maidens, as they are her kin. She has a group of Hunters she leads, and detests men, and has no respect or liking of them, harboring not totally unwarranted prejudice against them, but thousands of years of outdated prejudices. She is always at odds with her brother Apollo, as he always tends to flirt with her Hunters. Artemis is an excellent hunter, and does not have pity on her prey, or even her own Hunters if they fall in love. Her prejudiced views against men keep her from understanding or experiencing romantic love.

Powers
As the goddess of the hunt, Artemis probably possesses advanced hunting abilities such as speed, precision and the ability to disguise herself along with many other powers. She can also transform things into things associated with hunting ( eg. once she turned a helicopter into a flock of birds).

She may also have some sort of unknown moon related abilities since she is godess of the moon.

And she can change her age appearance but all gods might be able to do this

Artemis presumably possesses the standard powers of a God.

Relationship with Apollo
Apollo always calls Artemis "little sister". He acted like he was the older twin, but he and Artemis knew very well that Artemis was born two minutes before Apollo. Usually they hunted together, but they somtimes argued. They had fun with each other, but there are times when they went a little too far, and the other wants them to stop. According to most myths, Artemis is actually older, so Apollo may be acting like many twins, pretending to be older, or it may be the fact that he physically looks older than her in her preferred age.

Relationship with her Hunters
Artemis loves her Hunters, and treats them fairly. They all share a love (or rather obsession) of hunting, and have many adventures with each other. She is, however, very stern with them. If one falls in love, she is cast out of the Hunt, and abandoned.

Relationship with men
Artemis heavily dislikes boys and men. She often treats them unfairly, like turning them into animals just because they happened across her and her Hunters. The animals she turns them into are usually antelopes, animals that are prey, and easily eaten by predators.

The last boy who saw the Hunters' camp was turned into a jackalope. Artemis says that she enjoys making jackalopes. However, she at least has a bit of respect for Percy Jackson, after he took the sky for her to allow her to fight Atlas, even calling him a man (she had previously referred to him as boy).

Artemis has a low opinion of men, and it is unknown where she got this prejudiced view of males. It is possible she got it from Hera, her stepmother, as Hera is often angry with her husband and his unfaithfulness. Artemis has had this view from the age six, and has kept herself isolated from the world. In many ways, she is but a girl, as she has had no experience in the outside world, and still acts like a young girl.

Artemis is somewhat intolerant to others, and does not understand or respect the views of others. It is quite possible Artemis is still a child at heart, and still has a lot of growing up to do, as she has never been challenged about her prejudiced beliefs against men, or anything she disagrees with for that matter.

Film
Artemis was played by Ona Grauer in the film version of The Lightning Thief.

She was only seen once in the film, in the throne room of Olympus on the summer solstice.