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Diana By Caitlin Gehner Henry Plummer
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What is she the goddess of? Diana is the goddess of woodlands, wild animals, hunting, light and fertility.
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Animals Dogs, guinea fowl, elephant, horses, bear, dove, deer, and bee.
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City The main sites of her temple are Brauron(which is right outside of Athens) and Ephesus(which is in Turkey.
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Objects A symbol that is usually associated with Diana is a lunar crescent on her forehead. Also her hounds and her bow are associated with her; she used them to hunt.
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Greek/ Roman Names Diana is her Roman name and Artemis is her Greek name.
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Relationships Diana was the twin sister of Apollo. Her parents were Zeus and Leto. She doesn’t have a husband; she travels with other maidens of the forest.
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Myths Dislikes men, whom she sometimes orders torn apart if they see her bathing. Opposes the institution of marriage and the subsequent loss of freedom it entails for women.
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Other Info In the Roman language the name Diana became the word “zana” which means “fairy”.
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