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Artemis

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Ar·te·mis  (ärt-ms)
n. Greek Mythology
The virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon and twin sister of Apollo.
[Greek.]
Artemis [ˈɑːtɪmɪs]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon: the twin sister of Apollo Roman counterpart Diana Also called Cynthia
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Noun1.ArtemisArtemis - (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
Cynthia
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
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Artemis [ˈɑːtɪmɪs] n → Artemide f


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He called her Artemis, Demeter, and other fanciful names half teasingly, which she did not like because she did not understand them.
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It tells how all creatures, and even the gods themselves, are subject to the will of Aphrodite, saving only Artemis, Athena, and Hestia; how Zeus to humble her pride of power caused her to love a mortal, Anchises; and how the goddess visited the hero upon Mt.
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
Artemis, Lady of Thebes, high-throned in the midst of our mart!
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