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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Example Sentences

I've been following every moment of the Artemis II mission: from lift off, to their lunar close encounter and a nerve-shredding landing.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

The Artemis crew members are joining the tiny club of humans who can look up at the moon on a summer night and think: I went there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

After 9 days and 21 hours, NASA’s Artemis astronauts safely returned to Earth late Friday, April 10, splashing down in the ocean after completing the latest phase of the agency’s renewed push toward the moon.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Their safe return clears the way for the next stage of the Artemis programme, which aims to land humans on the lunar surface and eventually build a permanent base on the Moon.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Now that the moment had come, Artemis was almost afraid to seize it.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer