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View Name: Artemisia


ARTEMISIA
GENDER: Feminine
OTHER SCRIPTS: Αρτεμισια (Ancient Greek)
Meaning & History
Feminine form of ARTEMISIOS. This was the name of the 4th-century BC builder of the Mausoleum, one of the seven wonders of the world. She built it in memory of her husband, the Carian prince Mausolus.
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