Artemides

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἀρτέμιδες (Artémides), plural of Ἄρτεμις (Ártemis, “Artemis”). === Proper noun === the Artemides pl (plural only) 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. ==== Translations ====