Artemis

American  

[ahr-tuh-mis] / ˈɑr tə mɪs /

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.

2. a first name.

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Artemis British  

/ ˈɑːtɪmɪs /

noun

1. Roman counterpart: Diana.  Also called: Cynthia.  Greek myth the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon: the twin sister of Apollo

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Artemis Cultural  

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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Artemis

NASA's Artemis program is aiming for crewed missions to the moon's south polar region in 2028, where permanently shadowed craters may contain valuable deposits of water ice.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

After the tests are complete, the Artemis III astronauts will return to Earth aboard Orion and splash down safely.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

"Each human landing system provider has taken a different approach to the Artemis III mission," said Steve Creech, program manager, Human Landing System Program, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

The story of Artemis II: Nasa’s mission to loop around the Moon.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

Artemis stepped into the shadowy folds of his mother’s robe.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer