The Greeks associated the moon with the goddess Artemis*, sister of Apollo. They also called it Hecate, Cynthia, and Selene. The Roman name for the moon was Luna. Native American names for the moon include the Old Woman Who Never Dies and the Eternal One. ...
Diana (Bright) Roman An ancient Roman, perhaps Etruscan, goddess of the Moon.into
Roman goddesses of the moon, and their Greek counterparts, were said to be formed in a triadic manner hence Luna was associated with two further goddesses, Diana and Hecate. Luna was the goddess in heaven and of the full moon (Greek counterpart being Selene), Diana was the goddess on earth...
Our days of the week too: Monday is the day of the Moon, Sunday they Sun, Saturday is for the god Saturn. For the other days of the week we have to look to Latin languages eg in Italian: Tuesday is Martedi’ (Mars day), Wednesdays is Mercoledi’ (Mercury day), Thursday Giovedi’...
Moon Goddess. Huntress Goddess. Triple Goddess- Lunar Virgin, Mother of Creatures, the Huntress or Destroyer. Goddess of nature, fertility, childbirth, wildwood, moon, forests, animals, mountains, woods, and women. Goddess of the hunt. In Roman art, Diana usually appears as a huntress with ...
Mosaic depicting typical Roman foods With all of the foods mentioned above, I would be remiss if I did not make mention of the wide variety of fresh herbs and spices (too many to name here!) that Romans put on their food. Romans liked their food highly spiced and cooked in sauces. Gar...
For instance, in some texts, there are stories of women being severely punished, but were these exceptions or the norm? Another angle: Roman morality emphasized the virtue of women, especially in terms of chastity. Adultery by a wife was seen as a threat to the family's honor and the ...
Father Marcus Valerius Messalla Messalinus (yeah, all four of them; we Roman aristos don’t skimp when it comes to names), mother Vipsania (just the one name this time. Women have it easy). Paternal grandfather another Marcus Valerius Corvinus. That last is relevant. More about Grampa ...
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The Roman God Janus was the guardian of boundaries and doors. His name was used for the month of January. Because he looked both forward and backward he was often depicted as having two faces. In the archaic period the Roman god Janus was regarded as the