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<p>[QUOTE="Bart9349, post: 1413259, member: 5682"]Not wanting to bore anyone, but here is some more information about Diana.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]171525.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]171527.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>From our friends at UNRV.com:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here's an interesting aside:</p><p><br /></p><p>Diana’s name comes from the Indo-European root di-, which means “shining” or “light.” Her many epithets include:</p><p><b>Diana Lucina</b> (Goddess of childbirth)</p><p><b>Diana Aventinensis</b> (of the Aventine)</p><p><b>Diana Caelistis</b> (celestial)</p><p><b>Diana Nemorensis</b> (of the woods)</p><p><b>Diana Omnivaga</b> (wandering one)</p><p><b>Diana Opifera</b> (aid bringer)</p><p><b>Diana Venatrix</b> (huntress and mistress of wild animals)</p><p><b>Diana Tifatina</b> (of the town of Tifata)</p><p><b>Diana Lucifera</b> (bringer of light)</p><p><b>Diana Latonia</b> (from her mother, Latona)</p><p><b>Diana Ortygia</b> (born on the island or Ortygia, the Roman name for Delos where Artemis was born)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.goddessaday.com/roman/diana" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.goddessaday.com/roman/diana" rel="nofollow">http://www.goddessaday.com/roman/diana</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bart9349, post: 1413259, member: 5682"]Not wanting to bore anyone, but here is some more information about Diana. [ATTACH]171525.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]171527.vB[/ATTACH] From our friends at UNRV.com: Here's an interesting aside: Diana’s name comes from the Indo-European root di-, which means “shining” or “light.” Her many epithets include: [B]Diana Lucina[/B] (Goddess of childbirth) [B]Diana Aventinensis[/B] (of the Aventine) [B]Diana Caelistis[/B] (celestial) [B]Diana Nemorensis[/B] (of the woods) [B]Diana Omnivaga[/B] (wandering one) [B]Diana Opifera[/B] (aid bringer) [B]Diana Venatrix[/B] (huntress and mistress of wild animals) [B]Diana Tifatina[/B] (of the town of Tifata) [B]Diana Lucifera[/B] (bringer of light) [B]Diana Latonia[/B] (from her mother, Latona) [B]Diana Ortygia[/B] (born on the island or Ortygia, the Roman name for Delos where Artemis was born) [url]http://www.goddessaday.com/roman/diana[/url][/QUOTE]
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