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

But he sounds like a philosopher when he describes Artemis II as “a great example of what it means to send humans to space. All of the people around the world shared an inspiration.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Meet Amit Kshatriya, NASA’s associate administrator and the man behind the Artemis missions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The vehicle is part of a commercial demonstration effort aimed at strengthening Human Landing System capabilities for NASA's Artemis program.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Alexander joked she "thought that the astronauts on Artemis II might have seen a similar-size crater" during their recent voyage around the Moon, a comment that attracted criticism from her local authority.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Artemis leaned back in the study’s leather swivel chair, smiling over steepled fingers.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer