English Explanatory Dictionary

Artemis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Greek goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and wilderness; the daughter of Leto and Zeus; the sister of Apollo.
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Artemios.
  3. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  4. The main-belt asteroid 105 Artemis, discovered in 1868.
  5. A United States space program, and the associated vehicles, used for human travel to the Moon in the 2020s. (See Artemis program on Wikipedia.)

Pronunciation

/ˈɑːtɪmɪs/ /ˈɑɹtəmɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Artemis.wav

Word forms

Artemis

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Agrotora Aphaea Cynthia Diana Kourotrophos Locheia Phoebe Potnia Theron

Derived words

Artemidean Artemisian
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