# Artemis — Electra character guide

> Artemis in Electra by Sophocles.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Huntress Artemis

**First appearance:** 0002-electra

## Who they are

Goddess of the hunt, referenced in the context of sacrifice and divine will.

## Relationships

### [Electra](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/electra_se/characters/electra)

_psychological_

Goddess associated with Electra's suffering and the sacrificial past of the family, invoked in lament.

### [Orestes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/electra_se/characters/orestes)

_psychological_

Goddess whose wrath over Agamemnon's past sacrifice influences the family's curse and Orestes' fate.

### [Orestes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/electra_se/characters/orestes)

_psychological_

Goddess whose wrath over Agamemnon's past sacrifice influences the family's curse and Orestes' fate.

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