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- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἈρτέμιδες
- English todayArtemides
From Ancient Greek Ἀρτέμιδες (Artémides), plural of Ἄρτεμις (Ártemis, “Artemis”).
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Artemides
Today it means: The seven daughters of the Semitic goddess Astarte as mentioned by Eusebius (quoting Philo of Byblos) in the Praeparatio evangelica, understood as midwives, with their name echoing Artemis's role as a goddess of childbirth. Full definition →
Ancient Greek Ἀρτέμιδες