Definition of Artemis

1. Noun. (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana.

Exact synonyms: Cynthia
Category relationships: Greek Mythology
Generic synonyms: Greek Deity

Definition of Artemis

1. Proper noun. (Greek god) The daughter of Leto and Zeus, and twin sister of Apollo. The goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and wilderness,''Oxford Dictionary of World Mythology'', Arthur Cotterell, Oxford University Press, 1986 and healing, chastity, and childbirth. ¹

2. Proper noun. (qualifier rare) (Ancient Greek female given name). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Artemis

Arsis
Art
Art Deco
Art Nouveau
Art Tatum
Arta
Artamidae
Artamus
Artaxerxes
Artaxerxes I
Artaxerxes II
Artemia salina
Artemia trypsin-like proteinase
Artemidean
Artemis (current term)
Artemis pontica
Artemis spinescens
Artemisia abrotanum
Artemisia absinthium
Artemisia annua
Artemisia californica
Artemisia campestris
Artemisia cana
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia filifolia
Artemisia frigida
Artemisia gnaphalodes
Artemisia ludoviciana
Artemisia maritima

Literary usage of Artemis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The idea of Artemis as a virgin goddess, the " queen and ... Another view of the original character of Artemis, which has found much support in modern times ..."

2. The Cults of the Greek States by Lewis Richard Farnell (1907)
"Among temple- monuments we can only mention the group of Artemis, ... Leto, Apollo and Artemis b, and on another relief of good fifth-century work in the ..."

3. Greek and Roman [mythology] by William Sherwood Fox (1916)
"In Homer she was already held to be the mother of Apollo and Artemis, and, in more than a transient sense, the spouse of Zeus. When Aineias was wounded, ..."

4. The Mythology of All Races by John Arnott MacCulloch, Louis Herbert Gray, George Foot Moore, Alice Werner (1916)
"Although Artemis enjoyed a pan- Hellenic cult, the oldest Hellenic conception of ... Artemis in Homer. — Artemis takes next to no part in the action of the ..."

5. Greek and Roman [mythology] by William Sherwood Fox (1916)
"Although Artemis enjoyed a pan- Hellenic cult, the oldest Hellenic conception of ... The Artemis of Ephesos, for instance, is a hybrid of the Great Mother, ..."

6. A Handbook of Greek Religion by Arthur Fairbanks (1910)
"We may begin with the cults of Artemis in the vicinity of Athens. ... On the Acropolis itself was a branch of the worship of Artemis ..."

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