etymological trivia

Hi All,
I don't know if there are any classics scholars out there, but does anyone know the relationship between:

Achillea and Achilles?

Artemisia and Artemis?

Asclepias and Asclepius?

Nemesia and Nemesis?

I suspect some scientific plant names are strictly derivative, a poetically inclined botanist assigning an ancient name to a new discovery, such as Arethusa, Calypso, or Endymion.  
Others I suspect are simply the names the ancient Greeks gave to plants, such as Iris, Narcissus, or Hyacinthus.

Anyway, if anyone can shed some light on nomenclature, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks for any help!
-Ben Armentrout-Wiswall
Simi Valley, CA


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