In Roman mythology, Diana was the goddess of the hunt, the
moon and birthing, being associated with wild animals and woodland, and having
the power to talk to and control animals. She was 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. Dianic Wicca, a largely feminist form of the practice, is named for
her.
Diana was known to be the virgin goddess of childbirth and
women. She was one of the three maiden goddesses, Diana, Minerva and Vesta, who
swore never to marry. Oak groves were especially sacred to her. According to
mythology, Diana was born with her twin brother Apollo on the island of Delos,
daughter of Jupiter and Latona. Diana made up a triad with two other Roman
deities: Egeria the water nymph, her servant and assistant midwife; and
Virbius, the woodland god.
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