A. Gentileschi movie

[Byron Adams]

>
>I was just rereading this post, and I realized that Artemesia is the
>name of a large, important plant genus that contains the wormwoods and
>sage brush.  Does anyone know where "artemesia" comes from?
>
>dave
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>On Sun, 10 May 1998, Nancy Bentley wrote:
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>>A controversial film about Artemisia Gentileschi, the 17th century artist,
>>will open on May 8, 1998 in theaters across the U.S.  "Artemisia," by
>

Anybody here know the etymology of "artemisia"?

Byron