Artemis is generally known as the ancient Greek goddess of hunting; however, she was a deity with various cults associated ...

As a scholar of Greek mythology, I find the name of the mission quite evocative: The Greeks and Romans associated Artemis with the Moon, and she has also become a modern-day feminist icon. Bust of ...

Despite their dark color, the facial features and hair of the goddess embody the classical Greek ideal of beauty. There are no traces of black physiognomic traits, as might be expected.

Central to Guimond's patch design is a bow, which represents Artemis, the twin sister of Apollo, the Greek goddess of the hunt, nature and the moon and the namesake for NASA's first astronaut ...

As a scholar of Greek mythology, I find the name of the mission quite evocative: The Greeks and Romans associated Artemis with the Moon, and she has also become a modern-day feminist icon.

A scholar of Greek mythology explains the naming of NASA’s missions after mythological figures and why the name Artemis is indicative of a more diverse era of space exploration.