Talk:Ἄρτεμις

Older or suspect etymological theories from Wikipedia

Moved from the entry, because they seem outdated:

"In the 17- and 1800s, Johann Theodor Jablonski suggested the name was also found in Phrygian as Artemas, which Charles Anthon suggested derived from an Iranian root *arta ("great"),^[1]"

... but Artemas is more likely a simple derivation (via Artemidoros, "gift of Artemis") of Artemis.^[2]

"In the 1800s, Anton Goebel suggested "the root στρατ or ῥατ, "to shake", and makes Artemis mean the thrower of the dart or the shooter".^[3]

"Another suggestion relates the name to ᾰ̓́ρκτος (árktos, “bear”)^[4] and the goddess to wider bear-worship in early Europe / the Mediterrannean, and connect her to the Cretan Britomartis."

(moved by - -sche (discuss) 18:14, 3 February 2020 (UTC))Reply

^ Anthon, Charles (1855) “Artemis”, in A Classical dictionary‎^[1], New York: Harper & Brothers, page 210
^ Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2015; eds. Chad Brand, Eric Mitchell), page 123
^ Lang, Andrew (1887) Myth, Ritual, and Religion‎^[2], London: Longmans, Green and Co, pages 209–210
^ Michaël Ripinsky-Naxon, The Nature of Shamanism: Substance and Function of a Religious Metaphor (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1993), page 32

[Charles_Anthon-1] Anthon, Charles (1855) “Artemis”, in A Classical dictionary‎^[1], New York: Harper & Brothers, page 210

[2] Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2015; eds. Chad Brand, Eric Mitchell), page 123

[Andrew_Lang-3] Lang, Andrew (1887) Myth, Ritual, and Religion‎^[2], London: Longmans, Green and Co, pages 209–210

[4] Michaël Ripinsky-Naxon, The Nature of Shamanism: Substance and Function of a Religious Metaphor (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1993), page 32

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