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twin sister of Apollo. She was closely associated with her brother, some of whose attributes she shared, and according to one myth was also his wife. However, in all traditions Artemis was a maiden goddess, and fiercely protective of her chastity; her priests and priestesses were similarly expected to lead pure and unblemished lives. In one well-known myth, Artemis transformed the hunter Actaeon into a stag after he discovered her bathing in the woods, so that no man could boast of seeing her naked; he was

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