Artemis (in Popular Culture)
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As the Greek moon-goddess of the hunt, Artemis is often used in popular culture to symbolise the Moon or hunting, particularly archery.
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[edit] Literature
[edit] The Dark Hunter series
In the Dark Hunter book series by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Artemis is the red-haired goddess responsible for the creation of the Dark Hunters. Upon their death she claims their soul, leaving them marked where she touched them with a bow and arrow, and permits them one act of vengeance before they return to serve her. She is particularly attracted to Acheron, the first of the Dark Hunters, with whom she has a love-hate relationship.
[edit] Valtiatar Artemis (Mistress Artemis), a short story
The Finnish short story Valtiatar Artemis (Mistress Artemis) was written in 2003 by Seppo Telenius. Valtiatar Artemis is included in Athena-Artemis (Helsinki: Kirja kerrallaan, 2005 and 2006). Also Goddesses Artemis and Athene (Athena), an English article, and the novel Auringolla ratsastajat (Riders on the Sun) are included in Athena-Artemis.
[edit] Artemis Fowl series of novels
In the Artemis Fowl young adult novel series, Artemis Fowl is a teenage boy, an Irish criminal mastermind who has dealings with the fairy world. In Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code, antagonist Jon Spiro asks Artemis whether his name isn't really a girl's name. Later, Artemis tells Spiro that in each generation, a boy who is an extraordinary hunter (a reference to the original myth) can be named Artemis.
[edit] Drizzt Do'Urden series of novels
In R.A. Salvatore's fantasy novel series starring the Dark Elf Drizzt Do'Urden, Artemis Entreri is the evil assassin and arch enemy of Drizzt and his companions. Salvatore also wrote a shorter series starring Artemis and his companion Jarlaxle Baenre called 'The Sellswords'.
[edit] Motion Pictures & Television
[edit] Superman II
Artemis was the name of the doomed U.S.-Soviet lunar lander in the motion picture, Superman II. It may be the planned name of the new Lunar Surface Access Module (LSAM) NASA has plans to use for the upcoming Constellation Program.
[edit] Artemis 81
The Artemis mythology (unsurprisingly) plays a significant role in David Rudkin's intentionally impenetrable epic 3-hour TV movie, Artemis 81.
[edit] Hercules - The Animated Series
Reba McEntire portrays Artemis in Disney's Hercules The Animated Series.
[edit] Sailor Moon
The white cat that belongs to Minako Aino in the Sailor Moon metaseries is named Artemis. As he is male, in the earlier Codename wa Sailor V, Minako makes fun of him being named after a female goddess.
[edit] Gundam Seed
A Eurasian Federation asteroid basin is named "Artemis".
[edit] Battlestar Galactica (reimagining)
Starbuck has an Artemis figure in the new Battlestar Galactica[citation needed].
[edit] Role Playing & Computer Games
[edit] God of War
In the popular Sony videogame God of War, Artemis, voiced by Claudia Black, gives Kratos a massive and potent (though slow) sword, appropriately called the Blade of Artemis. She was also for some reason depicted with horns.
[edit] Age of Mythology
In the popular RTS computer game Age of Mythology, Artemis features as one of the Greek minor deities.
[edit] Final Fantasy
Many RPG installments (like Final Fantasy) feature high-level bows and arrows named after Artemis.
[edit] Devil May Cry 3
Artemis was the name given to a laser that the hero of the game Dante could use (although you had to complete one of the puzzles to obtain it and it wasn't very useful in comparison to the other guns that Dante obtained).
[edit] Bomberman 64
Artemis was the name of one of the main characters in the game Bomberman 64
