Artemis

//ˈɑːtɪmɪs// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Greek goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and wilderness; the daughter of Leto and Zeus; the sister of Apollo. (Compare Diana.) Greek
  2. 2
    A female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Artemios. rare
  3. 3
    A male given name from Ancient Greek. rare

    "Mr. HISS. And is Mr. Artemis Denaxas an official of that company? Mr. ALLARD. I believe he is. Mr. HISS. I offer as "Exhibit No. 307" a letter of August 22, 1933, by Mr. Artemis Denaxas to Mr. Goulding, […]"

  4. 4
    The main-belt asteroid 105 Artemis, discovered in 1868.
  5. 5
    A United States space program, and the associated vehicles, used for human travel to the moon in the 2020s.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄρτεμις (Ártemis). Further etymology is uncertain.

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