An Asteroid Belt Is Named After Her

Classical Greek artwork and statues frequently depict Artemis. The goddess is still seen as a pioneer in environmental education and a wildlife protector in popular culture. Many of Artemis' devoted religious places were made into refuges and sanctuaries where it was forbidden to hunt or kill wild animals because the goddess was associated with the natural world. Hercules and the Caledonian Boar, an episode of the popular Disney television series Hercules, featured her. She is portrayed in it as a goddess who chooses Hercules to guard the Caledonian Boars after being moved by his compassion for the boars.

James Craig Watson, a Canadian-American astronomer, found and named the main-belt asteroid Artemis on September 16, 1868, this is one of the interesting facts about Artemis. The goal of the current crewed spaceflight program is to land "the first woman and the next man" at the lunar South Pole region by 2024. This effort is primarily being carried out by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The goddess of the moon Artemis inspired the name of this crewed spaceflight program.