"are: Diana (mythology) Diana (Classical Latin: ) is a Roman goddess of the hunt, the moon, and nature, associated with wild animals and woodland. She is equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, and absorbed much of Artemis' mythology early in Roman history, including a birth on the island of Delos to parents Jupiter and Latona, and a twin brother, Apollo, though she had an independent origin in Italy. Diana was known as the virgin goddess of childbirth and women. She was one of the three maiden goddesses, along with Minerva and Vesta, who swore never to marry. Oak groves and"
"a deity precursor of Artemis. Modern scholars mostly accept the identification. The ancient Latin writers Varro and Cicero considered the etymology of Dīāna as allied to that of ""dies"" and connected to the shine of the Moon. The persona of Diana is complex, and contains a number of archaic features. Diana was originally considered to be a goddess of the wilderness and of the hunt, a central sport in both Roman and Greek culture. Early Roman inscriptions to Diana celebrated her primarily as a huntress and patron of hunters. Later, in the Hellenistic period, Diana came to be equally or"
"Devana Devana or Dziewanna is the Slavic goddess of the wild nature, forests and the hunt. She is the Slavic equivalent of the Roman goddess Diana, mentioned by 15th century Polish historian Jan Długosz in ""Annales seu cronici incliti regni Poloniae"" (History of Poland). Her name, though similar to Diana's, is apparently derived from Slavic word that means 'virgin' or 'maiden' (""dziewa"", ""dziewica"") or else from the Proto-Indo-European root ""*dewas"" (""god, wonder"") (see Deus). However, most of contemporary scholars don't regard ""Annales seu cronici incliti regni Poloniae"" as a reliable source on Slavic mythology and have doubts about existence of"
"on Roman religion). The earliest depictions of the Artemis of Ephesus are found on Ephesian coins from this period. By the Imperial period, small marble statues of the Ephesian Artemis were being produced in the Western region of the Mediterranean and were often bought by Roman patrons. The Romans obtained a large copy of an Ephesian Artemis statue for their temple on the Aventine Hill. Diana was usually depicted for educated Romans in her Greek guise. If she was shown accompanied by a deer, as in the ""Diana of Versailles"", this is because Diana was the patroness of hunting. The"
"Artemis Artemis (; Artemis, ), in the ancient Greek religion and myth, is the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals and chastity. Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. She was the patron and protector of young girls, and was believed to bring disease upon women and relieve them of it. In later Hellenistic times, she even assumed the role of Eileithyia in aiding women during childbirth. Much like Athena and Hestia, Artemis preferred to remain a maiden and is sworn never to marry. Artemis was one of the most widely"
"Diana of Versailles The Diana of Versailles is a slightly over lifesize marble statue of the Roman goddess Diana (Greek: Artemis), with a deer, located in the Musée du Louvre, Paris. It is a Roman copy (1st or 2nd century AD) of a lost Greek bronze original attributed to Leochares, c. 325 BC. The statue is also known as ""Diana à la Biche"", ""Diane Chasseresse"" (""Diana Huntress""), ""Artemis of the Chase"", and ""Artemis with the Hind"". The statue was discovered in Italy: the Louvre website suggests Nemi, where there was an ancient sanctuary; other sources posit Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli;"
"The painting was part of the artist's rivalry with the painter Paolo de Matteis, triggered by the artist's visit to Rome in 1701. Diana in Greek mythology is the goddess associated with hunting, the moon and chastity, often depicted while hunting, or bathing after the hunt, accompanied by nymphs. Solimena chose to paint Diana's unrequited love towards the young and handsome shepherd; the painting is an allegory of Platonic love. Endymion used to go to sleep on the mountaintop where he guarded his sheep. Diana was falling in love with his beauty, but her love remained unfulfilled, because Diana was"
"Arduinna In Gallo-Roman religion, Arduinna (also Arduina, Arduinnae or Arduinne) was the eponymous tutelary goddess of the Ardennes Forest and region, thought to be represented as a huntress riding a boar (primarily in the present-day regions of Belgium and Luxembourg). Her cult originated in the Ardennes region of present-day Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. She was identified with the Roman goddess Diana. In ""The Gods of the Celts"", Miranda Green states that some depictions of Arduinna show her riding a boar. However, Simone Deyts notes that the bronze Gallo-Roman statue of a woman in a short belted tunic, riding a boar"
"School of Fontainebleau depicting Diane de Poitiers, who was often personified as Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt. The nude figure carries a bow and a quiver of arrows, and is accompanied by a dog. In her hair is an ornament in the shape of a crescent moon, an attribute of the goddess. The painting was previously attributed to the Italian artist Luca Penni. Diana the Huntress Diana the Huntress is an oil on canvas painting by an anonymous artist of the School of Fontainebleau. Painted in about 1550, it is a mythical representation of Diane de Poitiers, the"
"Diana and Actaeon The myth of Diana and Actaeon can be found in Ovid’s ""Metamorphoses"". The tale recounts the unfortunate fate of a young hunter named Actaeon, who was a grandson of Cadmus, and his encounter with chaste Artemis, known to the Romans as Diana, goddess of the hunt. The latter is nude and enjoying a bath in a spring with help from her escort of nymphs when the mortal man unwittingly stumbles upon the scene. The nymphs scream in surprise and attempt to cover Diana, who, in a fit of embarrassed fury, splashes water upon Actaeon. He is transformed"
"Britomartis Britomartis () was a Greek goddess of mountains and hunting, who was primarily worshipped on the island of Crete. She was sometimes believed to be an oread, or a mountain nymph, but she was often conflated or syncretized with Artemis and Aphaea, the ""invisible"" patroness of Aegina. She is also known as ""Diktynna"" (Δίκτυννα; derived by Hellenistic writers as from δίκτυα [""diktya""], ""hunting nets""). According to Solinus, the name 'Britomartis' is from a Cretan dialect; he also says that her name means ""virgo dulcis"", or ""sweet virgin"". Solinus also identifies her explicitly as the Cretan Artemis. Hesychius of Alexandria"
"to the nocturnal visionary traditions associated with the goddess Diana in that region. Duerr then looks into the origins of the nocturnal visionary traditions, beginning with the ancient Greek deity Artemis and her influence on the Roman goddess Diana. In Alpine lore, Diana survived Christianization as the leader of the nocturnal procession. Duerr goes further back into the Palaeolithic, where Venus figurines are interpreted as a ""prototype"" for the later Greek Artemis, a goddess who was ""the unrestrained mistress of animals and plants"". Duerr then describes the relationship between ancient goddesses and caves as a symbol of the female vagina"
"venerated of the Ancient Greek deities and her temple at Ephesus was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Artemis' symbols included a bow and arrow, a quiver and hunting knives and the deer and the cypress were sacred to her. The goddess Diana is her Roman equivalent. The name Artemis (""noun"", ""feminine"") is of unknown or uncertain etymology, although various sources have been proposed. According to J. T. Jablonski, the name is also Phrygian and could be ""compared with the royal appellation ""Artemas"" of Xenophon. According to Charles Anthon the primitive root of the name is probably"
"Greek hunter. She included a few spectacular ""stag leaps"" for the male dancer, but she largely abandoned the well-known story of Actaeon in creating this ""divertissement"" and made instead a rapturous dance for two lovers, set to music by Pugni. Diana is seen as the beautiful goddess of the moon and the hunt, usually wearing a wispy red chiton and carrying a small golden bow; Actaeon is portrayed as a strong, handsome, mortal youth, clad in a short chiton or loincloth. At the premiere, Diana was danced by Galina Ulanova and Actaeon by Vaktang Chabukiani. Vaganova's popular ""pas de deux,"""
"with the Greek goddess Athena. Her epithet ""hriuwama"", meaning ""the Empowerer"" suggests that she was a goddess of vegetation. The lexicographer Hesychius also equates Malis (Μαλίς) with Athena, Theocritus mentions a nymph of the same name, and on the island of Lesbos, Malis (Μᾶλις) was a spinning goddess like Athena. According to Hellanicus, Malis (Μαλίς) was a slave of the Lydian queen Omphale who had a child, Akeles, with Heracles. Finally, Sophocles refers to the Maliadian nymphes (Μαλιάδες). Maliya Maliya is the Hittite goddess of gardens, often associated with the horse-god Pirwa and the goddess Kamrušepa. All three gods are"
"throughout Italy, which was unusual given the provincial nature of Diana's cult. The poet Statius wrote of the festival: Statius describes the triple nature of the goddess by invoking heavenly (the stars), earthly (the grove itself) and underworld (Hecate) imagery. He also suggests by the garlanding of the dogs and polishing of the spears that no hunting was allowed during the festival. Rome hoped to unify into and control the Latin tribes around Nemi, so Diana's worship was imported to Rome as a show of political solidarity. Diana soon afterwards became Hellenized, and combined with the Greek goddess Artemis, ""a"
"known from about nine epigraphic inscriptions. One altar at the Roman baths at Badenweiler, Germany, and another at identify her with Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt. Abnoba, sometimes spelt Arnoba or Arbona, has been used to refer to a mountain range comprising the Odenwald, Spessart, and Baar mountains. This composite range extends from the Rhine to the Neckar, and is referred to by one of the various names listed depending on the region it is passing through. According to Tacitus's ""Germania"", Abnoba was the name of a mountain, from a grassy slope of which flows the source of"
"such deity in Slavic pantheon. The minor planet 471143 Dziewanna, a trans-Neptunian object was named after the Slavic goddess. Devana Devana or Dziewanna is the Slavic goddess of the wild nature, forests and the hunt. She is the Slavic equivalent of the Roman goddess Diana, mentioned by 15th century Polish historian Jan Długosz in ""Annales seu cronici incliti regni Poloniae"" (History of Poland). Her name, though similar to Diana's, is apparently derived from Slavic word that means 'virgin' or 'maiden' (""dziewa"", ""dziewica"") or else from the Proto-Indo-European root ""*dewas"" (""god, wonder"") (see Deus). However, most of contemporary scholars don't regard"
"Diana Nemorensis Diana Nemorensis (""Diana of Nemi""), also known as ""Diana of the Wood"", was an Italic form of the goddess who became Hellenised during the fourth century BC and conflated with Artemis. Her sanctuary was to be found on the northern shore of Lake Nemi beneath the cliffs of the modern city Nemi (Latin ""nemus Aricinum""). This lake is referred to by poets as ""speculum Dianae"" – ""Diana's Mirror""; by the town of Aricia which was situated about three miles off, at the foot of the ""Albanus Mons"", the Alban Mount, and separated by a steep descent from the"
"Proserpina Proserpina (; ) or Proserpine () is an ancient Roman goddess whose cult, myths and mysteries were combined from those of Libera, an early Roman goddess of wine, and the Greek Persephone and Demeter, goddesses of grain and agriculture. The originally Roman goddess Libera was daughter of the agricultural goddess Ceres and wife to Liber, god of wine and freedom. In 204 BC, a new ""greek-style"" cult to Ceres and Proserpina as ""Mother and Maiden"" was imported from southern Italy, along with Greek priestesses to serve it, and was installed in Libera and Ceres' temple on Rome's Aventine Hill."
"deer may also offer a covert reference to the myth of Acteon (or Actaeon), who saw her bathing naked. Diana transformed Acteon into a stag and set his own hunting dogs to kill him. In Campania, Diana had a major temple at Mount Tifata, near Capua. She was worshiped there as ""Diana Tifatina"". This was one of the oldest sanctuaries in Campania. As a rural sanctuary, it included lands and estates that would have been worked by slaves following the Roman conquest of Campania, and records show that expansion and renovation projects at her temple were funded in part by"
"which was discovered by Robert Luther in 1853. Proserpina Proserpina (; ) or Proserpine () is an ancient Roman goddess whose cult, myths and mysteries were combined from those of Libera, an early Roman goddess of wine, and the Greek Persephone and Demeter, goddesses of grain and agriculture. The originally Roman goddess Libera was daughter of the agricultural goddess Ceres and wife to Liber, god of wine and freedom. In 204 BC, a new ""greek-style"" cult to Ceres and Proserpina as ""Mother and Maiden"" was imported from southern Italy, along with Greek priestesses to serve it, and was installed in"
"which might have been better called ""Diana and Endymion,"" is still performed today as a spectacular showpiece for a ballerina and her partner. Diana and Actaeon The myth of Diana and Actaeon can be found in Ovid’s ""Metamorphoses"". The tale recounts the unfortunate fate of a young hunter named Actaeon, who was a grandson of Cadmus, and his encounter with chaste Artemis, known to the Romans as Diana, goddess of the hunt. The latter is nude and enjoying a bath in a spring with help from her escort of nymphs when the mortal man unwittingly stumbles upon the scene. The"
"goddess of the wilderness and the hunt, but was often worshiped as a patroness of families. She served a similar function to the hearth goddess Vesta, and was sometimes considered to be a member of the Penates, the deities most often invoked in household rituals. In this role, she was often given a name reflecting the tribe of family who worshiped her and asked for her protection. For example, in what is now Wiesbaden, Diana was worshiped as ""Diana Mattiaca"" by the Mattiaci tribe. Other family-derived named attested in the ancient literature include ""Diana Cariciana"", ""Diana Valeriana"", and ""Diana Plancia""."
"Berger suggests that Queen Guinevere may have become a powerful female knight known as Britomart after the death of the King. Britomartis Britomartis () was a Greek goddess of mountains and hunting, who was primarily worshipped on the island of Crete. She was sometimes believed to be an oread, or a mountain nymph, but she was often conflated or syncretized with Artemis and Aphaea, the ""invisible"" patroness of Aegina. She is also known as ""Diktynna"" (Δίκτυννα; derived by Hellenistic writers as from δίκτυα [""diktya""], ""hunting nets""). According to Solinus, the name 'Britomartis' is from a Cretan dialect; he also says"
"Athena Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, handicraft, and warfare, who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens, from which she most likely received her name. She is usually shown in art wearing a helmet and holding a spear. Her major symbols include owls, olive trees, snakes, and the Gorgoneion. From her origin as an Aegean palace goddess, Athena was closely associated with the city. She was known as ""Polias"" and"
"Agrotera Agrotera (Gr. , ""the huntress"") was an epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis, and the most important goddess to Attic hunters. At Agrae on the Ilissos, where she was believed to have first hunted after her arrival from Delos, Artemis Agrotera had a temple, dating to the 5th century BC, with a statue carrying a bow. During the Boedromia, on the seventh day of Boedromion (roughly, the beginning of September), an armed procession would take 600 goats to this temple, where they would all be sacrificed by the polemarch in honor of the victory at the Battle of Marathon."
"the goddess of the woods, would bathe and rest after a hunt. Actaeon, a young hunter, stumbled across the grotto and accidentally witnessed the goddess bathing without invitation. In retaliation, Diana splashed him with water from the pool, cursing him, and he transformed into a deer. His own hunting dogs caught his scent, and tore him apart. Ovid's version of the myth of Actaeon differs from most earlier sources. Unlike earlier myths about Artemis, Actaeon is killed for an innocent mistake, glimpsing Diana bathing. An earlier variant of this myth, known as the Bath of Pallas, had the hunter intentionally"
"Medeina is the name of hare goddess mentioned in the Codex or those two are independent deities. As part of the official pantheon, Medeina represented military interest of warriors and later was replaced by Žemyna, goddess of earth representing agricultural interest of peasants. In the 15th century, Jan Długosz compared Medeina with Roman goddess Diana. She was also mentioned by Jan Łasicki, Mikalojus Daukša, and in the Bychowiec Chronicle. According to research by Algirdas Julius Greimas, Medeina is single, unwilling to get married, though voluptuous and beautiful huntress. She is depicted as a young woman and a she-wolf (cf. ""vilkmergė"")"
"Aphrodite Aphrodite is an ancient Greek goddess associated with love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. She is identified with the planet Venus, which is named after the Roman goddess , with whom Aphrodite was extensively syncretized. Aphrodite's major symbols include myrtles, roses, doves, sparrows, and swans. The cult of Aphrodite was largely derived from that of the Phoenician goddess Astarte, a cognate of the East Semitic goddess Ishtar, whose cult was based on the Sumerian cult of Inanna. Aphrodite's main cult centers were Cythera, Cyprus, Corinth, and Athens. Her main festival was the Aphrodisia, which was celebrated annually in midsummer. In"
"Victoria (mythology) Victoria (), in ancient Roman religion, was the personified goddess of victory. She is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Nike, and was associated with Bellona. She was adapted from the Sabine agricultural goddess Vacuna and had a temple on the Palatine Hill. The goddess Vica Pota was also sometimes identified with Victoria. Victoria is often described as a daughter of Pallas and Styx, and as a sister of Zelus, Kratos, and Bia. Unlike the Greek ""Nike"", the goddess Victoria (Latin for ""victory"") was a major part of Roman society. Multiple temples were erected in her honor."
"theory as """"impossible to verify"""". Diana was an ancient goddess common to all Latin tribes. Therefore, many sanctuaries were dedicated to her in the lands inhabited by Latins. Her primary sanctuary was a woodland grove overlooking Lake Nemi, a body of water also known as ""Diana's Mirror"", where she was worshiped as Diana Nemorensis, or ""Diana of the Wood"". In Rome, the cult of Diana may have been almost as old as the city itself. Varro mentions her in the list of deities to whom king Titus Tatius promised to build a shrine. His list included Luna and Diana Lucina"
"goddess and her left on the hip of the other. The three are shown to be one by a horizontal bar behind their necks that connects them. Later die-cutters simplified the image. Alföldi interpreted the numismatic image as the Latin Diana ""conceived as a threefold unity of the divine huntress, the Moon goddess, and the goddess of the nether world, Hekate,"" noting that Diana ""montium custos nemoremque virgo"" (""keeper of the mountains and virgin of Nemi"") is addressed by Horace as ""diva triformis"" (""three-form goddess""). Diana is commonly addressed as Trivia by Virgil and Catullus. The votive offerings, none earlier"