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Artemis

[ ahr-tuh-mis ]

noun

  1. Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon. Compare Diana.
  2. a female given name.


Artemis

/ ˈɑːtɪmɪs /

noun

  1. Greek myth the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon: the twin sister of Apollo Roman counterpartDiana Also calledCynthia


Artemis

  1. The Greek name for Diana , the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon ; the daughter of Zeus and the sister of Apollo . Artemis was also called Cynthia.


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Blue Origin is working with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Draper on a larger concept that they say NASA could use to safely take astronauts to the surface under its Artemis program.

The first of NASA’s Artemis missions—an uncrewed test mission known as Artemis 1—is expected to launch in November 2021.

NASA’s Artemis program, the successor to Apollo, is not just going to comprise a couple of quick trips to the moon and back.

NASA recently announced the astronauts who will be taking part in the Artemis missions, and among them is Anne McClain, who has spent 203 days in orbit and conducted two spacewalks on the ISS.

As of now, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is supposed to launch the Orion spacecraft without astronauts on board by the end of 2021, in what would be the first flight of the Artemis program.

The Sailor Senshi rely on a central command which is run by two cats, Artemis and Luna.

He set fire to the famous Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, in what is now Turkey and then allowed himself to be caught.

The puppies come from more than 20 shelters across the country—Artemis came from Puerto Rico, just for the occasion.

Artemis Stefanoudaki, a 38-year-old photographer, lives on the razor-thin margin between poverty and destitution.

“They cut the head of Golden Dawn,” 21-year-old supporter Artemis Sarafoglou told the New York Times.

Artemis (Roman Diana) was "a shadowy divinity, a pale reflection of her brother Apollo."

Near Bargylia is the temple of Artemis Cindyas, round which the rain falls, it is believed, without touching it.

Does the inscrutable Artemis indeed demand offerings of human blood to suage her anger?

All this time the city was gradually growing in wealth and in devotion to the service of Artemis.

In his wanderings he meets with and is beloved by Artemis (Diana), one of the dawn-goddesses.

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