Lake Nemi was also sacred to her and referred to as speculum Dianae (Diana’s Mirror). Her being a counterpart of Janus seems to come from the idea that she was also known by the name Jana though I’m not sure how strong that connection is though.Īn Italic origin of her calls her Diana Nemorensis (Diana of the Wood/Grove). … Her name is possibly dervied from “diviana” (”the shining one”). Diana was originally a goddess of fertility and, just as Bona Dea, she was worshipped mainly by women as the giver of fertility and easy births. Her festival coincided withe the idus (13th) of August. Slaves could ask for asylum in her temple. Later she was given a temple in the working-class area on the Aventine Hill where she was mainly worshipped by the lower class (plebeians) and the slaves, of whom she was the patroness. Also torch-bearing processions wee held in her honor here. Her priest lived in Aricia and if a man was able to kill him with a bough broken from a tree in this forest, he would become priest himself. Diana is also a moon-goddess and was originally worshipped on the mountain Tifata near Capua and in the sacred forests (such as Aricia in Latium). She is closely identified with the Greek goddess Artemis. The Roman goddess of nature, fertility and childbirth. She shared a festival with her brother Apollo on 13 August. Diana as a huntress, sister of Apollo, a bringer/protector from disease, is a later Greek form. As Diana Lucina, like Juno, she is a Goddess of Childbirth. Use this as a starting point.Įtruscan Artumes: Italic counterpart to Janus, She is the moon Goddess, bringer of light. Note: This book was written by a member of Nova Roma and, while it appears well researched, it doesn’t hurt to double check things. She also became a patroness of the lower class (plebeians) ans slaves. The mountain Tifata, the forests and town of Ariccia, and the town of Nemi are/where sacred to her. She is also a protector of young girls and women. Though the moon was represented as the goddess Luna, Diana had strong ties to the moon as well. If any of my followers worship Diana, please feel free to jump in here or send gladiatricks an ask.ĭiana is a goddess of hunting, the wild, nature, childbirth, fertility and the moon. That’s so awesome that Diana has contacted you! So, I don’t personally worship Diana but I’ll try to help out a little bit.
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