The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess who presided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; -- identified with the Greek goddess Artemis.
(Latin) [archaic fem of Janus] Goddess of light; an old Italian divinity, later identified with the Greek Artemis as daughter of Zeus and Latona, and sister of Apollo. Goddess of the moon and queen of the night, she presided over the chase, open country, forests, war, and water. As the moon goddess, identified in one aspect with Hecate.
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - S2 - Roman moon goddess
the Roman goddess of fertility, the moon, nature and childbirth; portrayed in art as a huntress; identified with Artemis. Bullfinch's Mythology: Diana and Actaeon Encyclopedia Mythica: Diana
(Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis
Roman; Moon Goddess and Goddess of the Hunt. Diana is many faceted. She is a seductress (as she enchanted her brother Lucifer to beget Aradia in the form of a cat) as well as a mother figure for Witches. Invocation to Diana.
lithuanian, english, spanish, italian, portuguese, romanian and russian name, probably derived from an indo-european root meaning "heavenly, divine". diana was the roman goddess of the moon, hunting, forests, and childbirth, and was often identified with the greek goddess artemis.
( Artemis) Greek goddess of the hunt and of the Moon.
In Roman mythology, Diana was the virgin goddess of the hunt, the equivalent of the Greek goddess Artemis. Born with her twin brother Apollo on the island of Delos, Diana was the daughter of Jupiter and Latona.