artemis
noun
Simple meaning
The Greek goddess of the hunt, wild animals.
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ˈɑɹtɪmɪs
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noun
Greek mythology
The Greek goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and wilderness; the daughter of Leto and Zeus; the sister of Apollo.
Greek mythology
The virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
NASAspace science
A United States space program, and the associated vehicles, used for human travel to the moon in the 2020s.
astronomy
The main-belt asteroid 105 Artemis, discovered in 1868.
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A perennial that is valuable as sheep forage in the United States.
European wormwood.
A large temple at Ephesus that was said to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
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The large temple of the Greek goddess Artemis which was begun at Ephesus in 541 BC and completed 220 years later.
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