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artemis | jupiter |

As proper nouns the difference between artemis and jupiter

is that artemis is the Greek goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and wilderness; the daughter of Leto and Zeus; the sister of Apollo. Compare Diana while Jupiter is the fifth and by far the largest planet in the Solar System, a gas giant, represented by the symbol ♃ in astronomy. Jupiter is known for its Great Red Spot and many moons including the Galilean moons.

artemis

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (Greek god) The Greek goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and wilderness; the daughter of Leto and Zeus; the sister of Apollo.
  • (rare) . The male variation is Artemios.
  • Derived terms

    * Artemidean * Artemisian

    Synonyms

    * (sister of Apollo) Agrotora, Aphaea, Cynthia, Diana, Kourotrophos, Locheia, Phoebe, Potnia Theron

    Anagrams

    *

    See also

    * (wikipedia "Artemis")

    References

    * Arthur Cotterell, Oxford Dictionary of World Mythology (Oxford University Press, 1986)

    jupiter

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (astronomy) The fifth and by far the largest planet in the Solar System, a gas giant, represented by the symbol in astronomy. Jupiter is known for its Great Red Spot and many moons including the Galilean moons.
  • (Roman god) The King of the Gods, also called Jove. Equivalent to the Greek Zeus, Jupiter was one of the children of Saturn.
  • Usage notes

    The planet Jupiter takes the adjectival form Jovian'', and not *''Jupiterian''. The planet's demonym is also ''Jovian .

    See also

    * * (wikipedia "Jupiter") * English eponyms ----