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English Dictionary: Artemis by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Artemis
n
  1. (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
    Synonym(s): Artemis, Cynthia
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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}.
  
               And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade. --Pope.
  
      {Diana monkey} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome, white-bearded monkey
            of West Africa ({Cercopithecus Diana}).
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