Artemisia
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This SourceArtemisia can mean:
People
- Artemisia of Caria is the name of two ancient Anatolian rulers, often confused with one another:
- *Artemisia I of Caria (fl. 480 BC), tyrant of Halicarnassus in the 5th century BC who participated in the Battle of Salamis
- *Artemisia II of Caria (died 350 BC), satrap of Caria in the 4th century BC
- Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 – 1651/1653), an Italian painter
Geography
- Artemisia Geyser in Yellowstone National Park
- Artemisia, a village west of Taygetus mountain, in Messinia, Peloponnese
- Artemisia, Zakynthos, a municipality on Zakynthos, Greece
- Kingdom of Artemisia, a regional designation within the Society for Creative Anachronism
In theatre and film
- Artemisia, an 18th century tragedicomedy by Carlo Goldoni
- Artemisia, a 1997 French film directed by Agnès Merlet
In botany
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