Artemis

While I'm in a ranting mood, I figured I should say a little something more. I do talk a lot, don't I?

In case you haven't noticed, I go by Arty on this page. Short for Artemis. And I refer to my big sister as Thena--short for Athena.

Umm, pattern? Yeah. Greek goddesses, for the mildly clueless. :]

I chose Artemis for more than one reason, the same way my close friends chose their names.

Artemis just seemed right after I learned more of her story. Keeper of the moon, loyal twin sister to Apollo [lol we call him Paul :P], indestructible with a bow and arrow, stubborn and feisty yet mellow when necessary--on a less exaggerated [and more realistic] scale, that's me. I AM Artemis. There's no doubt it my mind that she's the goddess I would be.

And Thena is Athena. Aphrie is Aphrodite. Tia matches Hestia, Seph matches Persephone... Everything falls into place. Our characteristics, our strengths and weaknesses, all seem to coordinate with those of the goddesses we took a liking to. Thena "battles" strategically. Aphrie looks for beauty in everyone. Tia cares for family more than anyone I've ever met. Seph is very sensitive to the dead, just the way the queen of the underworld is. It all fits.

Until someone can prove me to be absolutely nothing like Artemis, I will take on her name in my writing. I will continue to look at the moon and wonder how it got there, what it all means. I will be a loyal sister. I will be stubborn and feisty when people try to mess with me. And I will hunt for reality with as much of a vengeance as Artemis had when she hunted with her bow and arrow in all the old stories. I will live up to my namesake.

Artemis Abigail Morgan. What a name. What a meaning. What a life I can expect to lead.