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[Facts] ARTEMISIA
Origin-Ancient GreekHow do you pronounce this?
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Light stress on the first syllable, main stress on the third.
AH ti MEE zha in English, presumably AHR ti MEE zha or zya in American. That, at least, is how the plant name is pronounced. I've no clue what the Greeks do with it today, or if they use it at all.
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I would pronounce it arte-MEE-sia as opposed to arte-MEE-sha or arte-MEE-zya.This was the name of the wife of Mauselos(not sure on spelling) who built the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. It was one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.Hope I helped!
Ilana
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Thanks
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