Who is the goddess of the hunt and the moon?

The story behind the answer

Artemis is the Greek goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and—especially in later tradition—the moon. Twin sister of Apollo (associated with the sun), she’s often pictured with a bow, arrows, and a deer, and served as a protector of maidens and the wilderness. Her Roman counterpart is Diana.

To set her apart from the options: Athena governs wisdom and strategic war, Demeter presides over agriculture and the harvest, and Hecate rules magic, crossroads, and the night (sometimes linked to the moon but not its primary goddess). Memory tip: picture the crescent moon as Artemis’s bow—she draws the night sky like a huntress, mirroring Apollo’s daylight sun.