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Artemis![]() ![]() Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Artemis \Artemis\ n.
1. 1 the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon in Greek
mythology; one of the Olympian deities, daughter of Zeus
and Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with the
Roman Diana.
Syn: Cynthia, Diana.
[WordNet 1.5]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Diana \Di*a"na\, n. [L. Diana.] (Myth.) The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess who presided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; -- identified with the Greek goddess Artemis. [1913 Webster] And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Diana monkey (Zool.), a handsome, white-bearded monkey of West Africa (Cercopithecus Diana). [1913 Webster] Source: WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Artemis
n 1: (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the
Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo;
identified with Roman Diana [syn: Artemis, Cynthia]
Matching Word(s) Artemia artemia Artemas
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