Diana Roman Goddess Information

Diana Roman Goddess. In Roman mythology, Diana was the goddess of the hunt, the moon, and nature being associated with wild animals and woodland, and having the power to talk to and control animals. She was eventually equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, though she had an independent origin in Italy. Diana was worshipped in ancient Roman religion and is revered in Roman Neopaganism and Stregheria. Diana was known to be 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 deer were especially sacred to her. According to mythology (in common with the Greek religion and their deity Artemis), Diana was born with her twin brother, Apollo, on the island of Delos, daughter of Jupiter and Latona. She made up a triad with two other Roman deities: Egeria the water nymph, her servant and assistant midwife; and Virbius, the woodland god.

Artemis Greek Goddess Cameo — Hellenistic cameo of dark blue glass paste, engraved with Artemis / Diana wearing a long chiton and holding a bow; on the right is a statue on a column. 323BC-31BC © The Trustees of the British Museum

Onyx Cameo Diana Roman Goddess — Cameo; onyx; bust of Diana to right, her bow and quiver appearing behind her shoulder; above the head is the beginning of a perforation piercing the stone and issuing beneath the bust; mounted in contemporary enamelled gold frame, protected at back by gold plate engraved with floral designs. 16th Century. © The Trustees of the British Museum

Cameo bracelet Hebe and Diana — A late Victorian cameo bracelet circa 1880 the three cameos carved in high relief to depict the goddess Hebe and Diana the Huntress, all within gold borders with foliate engraving, the whole to an articulated bracelet composed of square-shaped links with similar foliate engraving throughout, length 17.2cm. Sold for £382 at Bonhams

Cameo shells Artemis Greek Goddess — A cameo shell carved with a mythological scene depicing Artemis Greek Goddess / Diana Roman Goddess, 21 cm. wide, and a cameo shell carved with a chariot drawn by lions – 20 cm. wide; and two cameo shells carved with female portraits – 13 and 15 cm. wide (4)

Sardonyx cameo depicting Artemis and Cupid — A rectangular-shaped cameo pendant-enhancer featuring Artemis reclining on a horse-drawn chariot along with Cupid, set in a 14K yellow gold and four old mine-cut diamond frame measuring 3” x 1 1/4”, with a pair of matching figural and diamond pendant earrings measuring 2”, 12 diamonds weighing approximately 2.65 cts. Sold for $3,250 at John Moran Auctioneers, Inc.

Opal Artemis Stick Pin — Opal cameo stick-pin, attributed to Wilhelm Schmidt, Tiffany & Co., late 19th/early 20th century Set with a carved opal bust depicting the Greek goddess Artemis, mounted as a stick-pin, signed Tiffany & Co., fitted case. Sothebys

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