In Greek mythology, Artemis [(Greek: (nominative) Ἄρτεμις, (genitive) Ἀρτέμιδος)] was the aughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. She was the Hellenic goddess of forests and hills, and was often depicted as a huntress carrying bow and arrows. The deer and the cypress were sacred to her. In later, Hellenistic times she even assumed the ancient role of Eileithyia in aiding childbirth.