Artemis and 105 Artemis Asteroid - Hyde Park, London, UK - Extraterrestrial Locations on Waymarking.com

The Garden Visit website tells us about Artemis, the fountain and the sculptor:

The latest addition to Hyde Park is the fountain presented by Sir Walter Palmer and put up near the end of the "Row" in 1906. The sculpture and design are the work of Countess Feodore Gleichen. The graceful figure of Artemis, with bow and arrow, and the supporting cariatides, are of bronze, the upper basin of Saravezza marble, and the lower of Tecovertino stone. The whole is most light and elegant, and shows up well against the dark trees. [The Artemis Fountain was designed by Lady Feodora Gleichen (1861-1922), in bronze, in 1906] [Lady Feodora Georgina Maud Gleichen (20 December 1861 - 22 February 1922) was a British sculptress. Born Countess Feodora Georgina Maud von Gleichen, she was the eldest daughter of Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (a naval officer and sculptor and half-nephew of Queen Victoria) and his wife, Laura. In 1889, she and her two sisters, Valda and Helena, were bridesmaids to Princess Louise and the Earl of Fife. Gleichen studied art in her father's studio and later with Alphonse Legros at the Slade School of Art. She completed her studies in Rome in 1891 and regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1892. A bas-relief and hand-mirror in jade and bronze won her a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle in 1900.

The Dark Star Astrology website tells us about Artemis and the asteroid bearing that name:

Artemis is the Greek goddess of hunting, forests, mountains and animals. She is depicted as a young maiden with an archer’s bow and sometimes a crescent moon. The crescent is symbolic of her virginity and the fact she is a youth, brimming with spark and vigor. Artemis specifically asked of her father Zeus to preserve and protect her virginity and her hunting companions were all virgins too. Because of this she is associated with protecting young girls.

Artemis was born a day before her twin brother Apollo and helped with his birth, so she is also the goddess of midwifery and childbirth. Her main role seems to be that of protector of the innocent and guardian of purity. Asteroid Artemis 105 was discovered by C J Watson on September the 16 1868 at the Detroit Observatory. It is quite a large (119km) main belt asteroid and takes 3.6 years to orbit the sun. It is very dark in colour since it consists of mainly carbonaceous matter.