Artemis In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Artemis (; grc-gre, Ἄρτεμις) is the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity. She was heavily identified wit ...

is the ancient Greek goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, the Moon, and chastity. Artemis may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Artemis (DC Comics) In the context of comic books published by DC Comics, Artemis may refer to one of three fictional characters: * Artemis, the Olympian goddess of the hunt * Artemis of Bana-Mighdall, an Amazon and a supporting character of Wonder Woman * Artemis Cro ...

, a goddess in the DC Universe *

Artemis (Marvel Comics) The Olympians are a fictional species appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. These characters are based on the Twelve Olympians/Dii Consentes and other deities of Classical mythology. During the beginning of the 1960s, the e ...

, a goddess in the Marvel Universe * Artemis (''Sailor Moon''), a cat character in ''Codename: Sailor V'' and ''Sailor Moon'' * Artemis (''Transformers''), a character in ''Beast Wars II: Super Life-Form Transformers'' * ''Artemis'', a fictional Scottish ship in Diana Gabaldon's ''

Voyager (novel) ''Voyager'' (published 1993) is the third book in the ''Outlander'' series of novels by Diana Gabaldon. Centered on time travelling 20th century doctor Claire Randall and her 18th century Scottish Highlander warrior husband Jamie Fraser, the ...

'' *

Artemis of Bana-Mighdall Artemis of Bana-Mighdall is a fictional Amazon superheroine, a comic book character published by DC Comics. Publication history Artemis of Bana-Mighdall debuted in ''Wonder Woman'' vol. 2 #90 (September 1994) and was created by writer William ...

, an Amazon superheroine in DC Comics *

Artemis Crock Artemis Crock is a fictional comic book character, appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. First appearing in '' Infinity, Inc.'' #34 (January 1987), she has appeared as both a supervillain and superhero, usually using her fir ...

, a supervillain and superhero in DC Comics *

Artemis Entreri ''Forgotten Realms'' is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a ...

, character in the ''Forgotten Realms'' campaign setting for ''Dungeons & Dragons'' *

Artemis Fowl II Dr. Artemis Fowl II is the eponymous character of the ''Artemis Fowl'' series by Eoin Colfer. Fictional character biography Origins Colfer has said that he based Artemis on his younger brother Donal, who as a child was "a mischievous masterm ...

, the main protagonist in the Artemis Fowl media franchise * Art3mis, a character in ''

Ready Player One ''Ready Player One'' is a 2011 science fiction novel, and the debut novel of American author Ernest Cline. The story, set in a dystopia in 2045, follows protagonist Wade Watts on his search for an Easter egg in a worldwide virtual reality ga ...

'' * HMS ''Artemis'', a fictional ship in '' The Ship'' by C. S. Forester

Literature

* ''Artemis'' (magazine), a 1902–1903 Armenian women's literary magazine * ''Artemis'' (novel), a 2017 novel by Andy Weir * ''Artemis'', a 2002 novel in the Thomas Kydd series by

Julian Stockwin Julian Stockwin MBE (born 1944 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England) is an author of historical action-adventure fiction. As well as the Kydd Series he has written two standalone novels ''The Silk Tree'' and ''The Powder of Death''. Biography B ...

* ''

Artemis Fowl ''The Fowl Adventures'' is a series of eleven fantasy novels written by Irish people, Irish author Eoin Colfer revolving around various members of the Fowl family. The first cycle, ''Artemis Fowl'', follows Elf (Artemis Fowl), elf LEP Reconna ...

'', a series of books by Eoin Colfer ** ''Artemis Fowl'' (novel), the first novel in the series

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Artemis Fowl'' (film), 2020 film adaptation of the 2001 novel * '' Artemis: Spaceship Bridge Simulator'', a spaceship bridge simulation game * ''Artemis'' (album), a 2019 album by Lindsey Stirling * "Artemis" (song), a 2019 song by Lindsey Stirling * Artemis, a song by Aurora, from the album ''

The Gods We Can Touch ''The Gods We Can Touch'' is the third studio album by Norwegian singer-songwriter and record producer Aurora. It was released on 21 January 2022 by Decca and Glassnote Records. As in her other releases, Aurora worked with Magnus Skylstad and ...

'' * Artemis, a jazz collective founded by Renee Rosnes in 2020

Organizations and enterprises

Artemis (brothel) Artemis is one of the largest brothels in Germany, where prostitution and brothels are legal and widespread. The "wellness" brothel opened in Berlin in September 2005, a four-story building complete with a pool, three saunas, two cinemas, and wi ...

, a large brothel in Berlin, Germany *

Artemis (fund managers) Artemis Investment Management LLP and its subsidiary Artemis Fund Managers Limited are a UK–based fund management business, offering a range of funds which invest in the UK, Europe, the US and around the world. Clients' investments are spread ...

, a UK-based investment management firm *

Artemis Networks Artemis Networks is a wireless technology company responsible for the software-defined radio technologies pCell and pWave. Artemis claims pCell technology is capable of speeds hundreds of times faster than other technologies under conditions of h ...

, a wireless technology company *

Artemis Racing Artemis Racing is a professional sailing team founded in 2006 by businessman and sailor Torbjörn Törnqvist, named after Artemis, the ancient Greek goddess. Timeline * 2007: won the MedCup circuit, then called Breitling Medcup, and the TP52 Wo ...

, a professional sailing team *

Artemis Records Artemis Records was a New York-based independent record label, founded in July 1999 by Danny Goldberg with Daniel Glass as President, and closed in April 2006. The label was acquired by E1 Entertainment. Artemis had a leading share of the U.S. i ...

, a New York-based independent record label *

Groupe Artémis Groupe Artémis S.A. is a holding company with a portfolio of investments in fashion, wine, luxury, art, tourism, publishing, sports, food, and technology. Headquartered in Paris, France, Groupe Artémis was founded by François Pinault in 1992 a ...

, a French holding company

Military

Artemis 30 The Artemis 30 is an anti-aircraft gun system originally developed in 1982 and produced by the Hellenic Arms designed by Anastasios Georgiou ( EBO) and Athanassios Calligeris, Ph.D. Designer lots parts of twin barrels for use by the Greek armed ...

, an anti-aircraft gun *

Operation Artemis Operation Artemis, formally European Union Force Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUFOR), was a short-term European Union-led UN-authorised military mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the Ituri conflict. ARTEMIS is consider ...

, a 2003 military operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo *

Project Artemis Project Artemis was a United States Navy acoustics research and development experiment from the late 1950s into the mid 1960s to test a potential low-frequency active sonar system for ocean surveillance. The at sea testing began in 1960 after rese ...

, a 1960s U.S. Navy project to produce a long-range sonar system

People

Artemisia I of Caria Artemisia I of Caria ( grc, Ἀρτεμισία; fl. 480 BC) was a queen of the ancient Greek city-state of Halicarnassus and of the nearby islands of Kos, Nisyros and Kalymnos,Enc. Britannica, "Artemisia I" within the Achaemenid satrapy of Ca ...

(fl. 480 BCE), ancient Anatolian/Greek queen and naval commander *

Artimus Parker Artimus L. Parker (January 16, 1952 – May 31, 2004) was an American football safety who played for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1974 to 1976 and the New York Jets in 1977. He was ...

(1952–2004), American football player *

Artemis Pebdani Artemis Pebdani (born August 2, 1977) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Susan Ross on ''Scandal'', Artemis on ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' and Gramma Alice on ''Big City Greens''. Early life Pebdani was born and raised ...

(born 1977), American actress *

Artimus Pyle Thomas Delmer "Artimus" Pyle (born July 15, 1948) is an American musician who played drums with the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1974 to 1977 and from 1987 to 1991. He and his bandmates were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fam ...

(born 1948), drummer for the band Lynyrd Skynyrd

Places

Extraterrestrial

* Artemis (crater), a lunar crater * 105 Artemis, an asteroid *

Artemis Chasma The Artemis Chasma is the nearly circular fracture in Venus's surface which almost encloses Artemis Corona. The chasma and its associating corona can be found on the Aphrodite Terra continent, at Latitude 35° South, Longitude 135° East. It was ...

, a large chasma or depression on Venus *

Artemis Corona Artemis Corona is a corona found in the Aphrodite Terra continent, on the planet Venus, at . Named after Artemis In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Artemis (; grc-gre, Ἄρτεμις) is the goddess of the hunt, the wilder ...

, the largest corona on Venus

Terrestrial

Artemis (island) Artemis ( el, Άρτεμις), also called Prasonisi ( el, Πρασονήσι, "leek island"), is a small uninhabited islet close to the southern coast of Crete in the Libyan Sea. It is located south-east of Elafonisi. Administratively, it is wit ...

, near Crete, Greece *

Artemida, Attica Artemida ( el, Αρτέμιδα, until 1977 ''Loutsa'', el, Λούτσα) is an Eastern suburb of Athens. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Spata-Artemida, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit ha ...

, a suburban town in east Attica, Greece *

Artemus, Kentucky Artemus (also, Nip and Tuck) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Knox County, Kentucky, Knox County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population was 590. Geography The community is in centr ...

, United States

Science and technology

Biology

* Artemis, the founder of a line of transgenic goats producing human lysozyme * Artemis, a protein encoded by the human gene ''

DCLRE1C Artemis is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''DCLRE1C'' (DNA cross-link repair 1C) gene. Function Artemis is a nuclear protein that is involved in V(D)J recombination and DNA repair. The protein has endonuclease activity on 5' and ...

'' *

Artemis complex The Artemis complex is a protein complex that functions in V(D)J recombination, the somatic recombination process which generates diversity in T cell receptors and immunoglobulins. Mutations in the Artemis complex results in hypersensitivity to DNA ...

, a protein complex involved in immunological diversity

Computing

Artemis (software) Artemis is the brand name of a family of software based project planning and management tools. Origins Artemis originated as the Artemis Project Management System developed by Metier Management Systems in 1978, a sister product to Apollo, Metie ...

, a software package for project management *

Generic!Artemis McAfee VirusScan is an antivirus software created and maintained by McAfee (formerly known as Intel Security, and Network Associates prior to that). Originally marketed as a standalone product, it has been bundled with McAfee LiveSafe, McAfee An ...

, a computer virus *

HTC Artemis HTC Artemis or P3300 is a Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition based pocket pc/phone manufactured by High Tech Computer. The device supports GPS, GPRS EDGE, Bluetooth, WiFi and quad-band GSM connectivity. The device is also sold by mobile p ...

, a Windows Mobile PDA/phone

Spaceflight

ARTEMIS In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Artemis (; grc-gre, Ἄρτεμις) is the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity. She was heavily identified wit ...

, NASA probes ARTEMIS-P1 and ARTEMIS-P2 *

Artemis (satellite) Artemis was a geostationary earth orbit satellite (GEOS) for telecommunications, built by Alenia Spazio for ESA. The Artemis satellite operated at the 21.5E orbital position until 2016, when it was moved to 123E to cover the L-Band spectrum ri ...

, a geostationary communications satellite * ARTEMIS, a hyperspectral imager aboard the

TacSat-3 TacSat-3 is the second in a series of U.S. military experimental technology and communication satellites. It was assembled in an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate facility at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. Th ...

satellite *

Artemis Accords The Artemis Accords are a series of non-binding multilateral agreements between the United States government and other world governments participating in the Artemis Program, an American-led effort to return humans to the Moon by 2025, with the u ...

, an agreement on the principles for cooperation in the civil exploration and use of the Moon, Mars, comets, and asteroids for peaceful purposes *

Artemis program The Artemis program is a robotic and human Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) along with three partner agencies: European Space Agency (ESA), Japan Aerospace Exploration ...

, a NASA attempt to return humans to the Moon by 2025 *

Artemis Project The Artemis Project was a private spaceflight venture to establish a permanent, self-supporting base on the Moon by 2002. It was named after Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, in some myths the moon, and twin sister of Apollo (a reference to the ...

, a private venture to establish a lunar community

Ships

* , the name of several ships * , a submarine built in 1946 * MV ''Artemis'', the name of several motor vessels * SS ''Artemis'', the name of several steamships * USS ''Artemis'', the name of several ships of the United States Navy

Other uses

* Eterniti Artemis, a car built by Eterniti Motors