Artemisia

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Artemisia 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

• Artemisia, a genus of plants including the sagebrush and wormwood

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