Artemisia, named after the Goddess Artemis, sister of Apollo, is the only woman Herodotus attributes with the virtue of courage, or andreia, an almost impossible quality for a woman to possess ...

4. Artemisia I of Caria: The Cunning Naval Commander Artemisia I of Caria, a queen during the Greco-Persian Wars, was renowned for her strategic brilliance. During the Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C ...