'Artemis' definitions:
Definition of 'Artemis'
From: WordNet
noun
(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]
Definition of 'Artemis'
From: GCIDE
- 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]