Re: Artemis?
in reply to a message by Malk
Because of Artemis Fowl, I think. Eoin Colfer wrote a series of books about Artemis Fowl, "teenage mastermind", who was very much male.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_Fowl_%28series%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_Fowl_%28series%29
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Sad that a recent book overrides thousands of years of history. But I guess it could work on a man as well.
Heh, I remember picking up that book in sixth grade and being so disappointed the protagonist wasn't female. I was pretty miffed and it killed my interest, so I returned it. (This was during my brief "I only want to read books with strong female leads" phase).
Though I now like books with protagonists of either gender, Artemis as a gender-bending name still grinds my gears.
Though I now like books with protagonists of either gender, Artemis as a gender-bending name still grinds my gears.
That's why I've always thought of this more as a male name than female.