What Does The Name Artemis Mean?

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What Does The Name Artemis Mean?

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The exact meaning of the name is unknown but it might have been derived from the Greek word for 'safe'. In Greek mythology, Artemis was a goddess, twin sister of Apollo and daughter of Zeus. She was the goddess of the moon, of the hunt, of wild animals, and of fertility.

Answer 2

The name Artemis is un-known but what little we know about her name it means "Maiden" or "Huntress". Artemis had a twin brother named Apollo, who's name meant "Father light" or "Keeper of the Sun". Artemis is the goddess of maiden's, hunt, wild thing's and the moon. As for Apollo he was the god of the the sun, healing, music, poetry, bachelors's and more.

Answer 3

The Strong's Concordance #735 states that Artemis means Prompt. Now the word prompt means
•motivate: Give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
•according to schedule or without delay; on time; "the train is prompt"
•serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"
•a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting"
•ready and willing or quick to act; "she is always prompt to help her friends";
•assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
•(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
•immediate: Performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"
Citations:
www.google.com Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, James Strong. Hendrickson Publishers ISBN 0-917006-01-1. Page 16 of the Greek Dictionary of the New Testament.