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

Artemis is the goddess of the moon as well as the twin sister of Apollo, whom NASA's pioneering moon missions in the 1960s and 1970s were named after.

In this video, we explore the history, symbolism, and religious significance of Ephesian Artemis. ReligionForBreakfast. Artemis of Ephesus; The 'Mother' Goddess Everyone Gets Wrong.

Artemis, the moon goddess and Apollo's twin sister in Greek mythology, is a befitting name for NASA's latest lunar mission, which plans to put the first woman on the moon by 2024.

NASA's Latest Mission to the Moon Is Named After an Ancient Lunar Goddess Turned Feminist Icon Artemis was a major deity in ancient Greece, worshiped at least as early as the beginning of the ...

As it sped away from Venus, NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft on February 7, 1974, captured this seemingly peaceful view of the planet, nearly the size of Earth, wrapped in a dense, global cloud layer.

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.