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Who was a Greek moon goddess?

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Artemis valued her chastity so highly that she took terrible measures against anyone who even slightly threatened her (e.g., Actaeon ). She was attended by nymphs, whose virginity she guarded as jealously as her own. She was also an important goddess in the life of women, concerned with marriage and with the young of all creatures. As the complement to Apollo, she was often considered a moon goddess and as such was identified with Selene and Hecate.

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