Artemis (; ,
Ártemis, ) was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities. Her
Roman equivalent is
Diana. Some scholars believe that the name, and indeed the goddess herself, was originally pre-Greek. Homer refers to her as
Artemis Agrotera, Potnia Theron: "Artemis of the wildland, Mistress of Animals". The
Arcadians believed she was the daughter of
Demeter.