Lucina is identified with it, which is why in our country they invoke Juno Lucina in childbirth, just as the Greeks call on Diana the Light-bearer. the moon (luna) is so called from the verb to shine (lucere). people regard Diana and the moon as one and the same. The ancient Latin writers Varro and Cicero considered the etymology of Dīāna as allied to that of dies and connected to the shine of the Moon, noting that one of her titles is Diana Lucifera ('light-bearer'). Cognates appear in Myceanean Greek di-wi-ja, in Ancient Greek dîos (δῖος 'belonging to heaven, godlike'), and in Sanskrit divyá ('heavenly' or 'celestial'). It stems from Proto-Indo-European *diwyós ('divine, heavenly'), formed with the stem *dyew- ('daylight sky') attached the thematic suffix - yós. The name Dīāna probably derives from Latin dīus ('godly'), ultimately from Proto-Italic *dīwī, meaning 'divine, heavenly'. In the ancient, medieval, and modern periods, Diana has been considered a triple deity, merged with a goddess of the moon ( Luna/ Selene) and the underworld (usually Hecate). ĭiana is revered in modern neopagan religions including Roman neopaganism, Stregheria, and Wicca. Historically, Diana made up a triad with two other Roman deities: Egeria the water nymph, her servant and assistant midwife and Virbius, the woodland god.

Diana by Renato Torres ( Portalegre), is one of the best and most representative tapestries of the European and Portuguese tapestries of the 20th century.ĭiana is considered a virgin goddess and protector of childbirth.

The daughter of moon goddess