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Ar⋅te⋅mis

  [ahr-tuh-mis]
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–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.
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Artemis [(ahr-tuh-mis)]

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.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Artemis 
Gk. goddess of the moon, wild animals, hunting, childbirth, etc., sister of Apollo; her name is of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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