Apollodrovehisgoldencarriageacrosstheheavensduringtheday，admiredasthesun-god．Artemisalsoracedacrosstheskyinsolemnstyleatnight，respectedasthemoon-goddess．Sittinginanairycarriagedrawnbymilkwhitehorses，“thequeenofwideair”
gaveoffsilverlightalloverthesleepingworldbelow．Thoughsheremainedsingleallherlife，themaidenheartofthegoddesswasatleastforonceexcitedasshesawthebeautifulyouthEndymionsleeping．
Shewaspureandfairandcalm．Shewastheexampleofmaidenmodestyandgrace．JustasApollorepresentsmanlybeauty，soArtemisstandsforfemininepurityandvirginity．Astheirpatrongoddessshetookitasherdutytoprotectmarryinggirlsandyoungwomenintrouble．Itwasheraltarthatthosemaidensturnedforloveandhappiness．
ThetwinsisterofApollowasalsothegoddessofhuntingandwildlife．Dressedinashorthunting-suitcominguptothekneeandfollowedbyateamofnoisylovelyfairymaidens，Artemishadalwaysherbowofpearl
andshiningarrowwithherandtravelledinthewoodsinsearchofwildanimals．Whenshefelthotandtiredshewouldretiretoaspringtotakeabath．ItwasherethatyoungActaeonaccidentallycameandsufferedcrueltreatmentatthehandsofthegoddess．Indeed，thegoddesscouldbethoroughlyheartlessandstoppedtobelovelyassoonasthebadsideofhernaturegottheupperhandinher．ThesadthingofNiobewasjustacaseinpoint．
