Giacobbe Giusti, Diane de Versailles, musée du Louvre
« Diane de Versailles » — statue d’Artémis chassant, accompagnée d’une biche. Copie romaine d’époque impériale (Ier—IIe siècle de notre ère) d’un original grec en bronze attribué au sculpteur athénien Léocharès (IVe siècle av. J.-C.)
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| Déesse de la mythologie romaine | |
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 Diane (Artémis) chassant, Paris, musée du Louvre.
Diana (Classical Latin: [dɪˈaːna]) is a Roman goddess of the hunt, the Moon, and nature, associated with wild animals and woodland. She is equatedwith the Greek goddess Artemis, and absorbed much of Artemis’ mythology early in Roman history, including a birth on the island of Delos to parents Jupiter and Latona, and a twin brother, Apollo,[2] though she had an independent origin in Italy. Diana was known as 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. Oakgroves and deer were especially sacred to her. Diana made up a triad with two other Roman deities; Egeriathe water nymph, her servant and assistant midwife; and Virbius, the woodland god.[3] Diana is revered in modern Neopaganreligions including Roman Neopaganism, Stregheria, and Wicca. From the medieval to the modern period, as folklore attached to her developed and was eventually adapted into neopagan religions, the mythology surrounding Diana grew to include a consort (Lucifer) and daughter (Aradia), figures sometimes recognized by modern traditions.[4] 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).[5][6] |
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| Caractéristiques | |
| Autre(s) nom(s) | Artémis |
| Nom | Artémis |
| Fonction principale | Déesse de la lumière et du monde sauvage |
| Fonction secondaire | Chasse, virginité , chasteté et de la lune |
| Équivalent(s) par syncrétisme | Artémis |
| Monture | cerf |
| Compagnon(s) | biche, cerf, ours |
| Culte | |
| Temple(s) | Temple de Diane |
| Lieu principal de célébration | Rome |
| Famille | |
| Père | Jupiter |
| Mère | Latone |
| Fratrie | Vulcain, Apollon, Mercure |
| Conjoint | aucun |
| Symboles | |
| Attribut(s) | Arc et flèches, carquois |
| Animal | Biche |
| Végétal | cèdre, noyer |
| Astre | Croissant de Lune |
Diane est très tôt devenue la déesse de la chasse dans la mythologie romaine, après son assimilation à la déesse Artémis du panthéon grec durant le lectisternede 399 av. J.-C..
Giacobbe Giusti 