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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Artemis \Artemis\ n. 1. 1 the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon in Greek mythology; one of the Olympian deities, daughter of Zeus and Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with the Roman Diana. Syn: Cynthia, Diana. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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 [syn: Artemis, Cynthia]