Statue of Huntress Diana or Artemis Collection in the Vatican Museum 1st century AD

by Angela Rath

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Statue of Huntress Diana or Artemis Collection in the Vatican Museum 1st century AD

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Angela Rath

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Diana 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. She was known as the virgin goddess of childbirth and women. Oak groves and deer were especially sacred to her. She is considered a triple deity, merged with a goddess of the moon (Luna/Selene) and the underworld (usually Hecate).
She was originally considered to be a goddess of the wilderness and of the hunt. She came to be equally revered as a goddess not of the wild woodland but of the “tame” countryside, or villa rustica. She carried a bow and a quiver full of golden arrows, wore a golden cloak, purple half-boots, and a belt with a jeweled buckle to hold her tunic together, and wore her hair gathered in a ribbon. Her guardianship over roadways carried a somewhat dark connotation, as it metaphorically pointed the way to the underworld. The symbol of the crossroads is relevant to several aspects of Diana’s domain. It can symbolize the paths hunters may encounter in the forest, lit only by the full moon; this symbolizes making choices “in the dark” without the light of guidance. She was often considered to be a goddess associated with fertility and childbirth, and the protection of women during labor. This probably arose as an extension of her association with the moon, whose cycles were believed to parallel the menstural cycle, and which was used to track the months during pregnancy. She is a significant figure in Wiccan traditions.
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