1.
[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]