Artemis venerated of the Ancient Greek deities and her temple at Ephesus was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Artemis' symbols included a bow and arrow, a quiver and hunting knives and the deer and the cypress were sacred to her. The goddess Diana is her Roman equivalent. The name Artemis ("noun", "feminine") is of unknown or uncertain etymology, although various sources have been proposed. According to J. T. Jablonski, the name is also Phrygian and could be "compared with the royal appellation "Artemas" of Xenophon. According to Charles Anthon the primitive root of the name is probably
Artemis Quartet Artemis Quartet The Artemis Quartet, named after the Greek goddess of hunt and wilderness, is a German string quartet. The quartet was founded 1989 in Lübeck and is now Berlin-based. They are especially noted for their performances of the Beethoven string quartets. The quartet's mentors have included Walter Levin, the Alban Berg Quartet, the Juilliard String Quartet and the Emerson String Quartet. The prize of the German Music Competition (1995) and first prize at the ARD Music Competition (1996) and the Premio Paolo Borciani (1997) paved the way to an international career. The recordings of the ensemble were awarded several