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Selene, the Greek personification of the moon, and the Roman Diana were also sometimes called Cynthia. [102] Daphnaea, as goddess of vegetation. Her name is most likely derived from the "laurel-branch" which was used as "May-branch", [103] or an allusion to her statue being made of laurel-wood (daphne) [104] Strabo refers to her annual festival ...
Artemis is the ancient Greek goddess of the hunt, wilderness, wild animals, chastity, and occasionally the Moon due to being mistaken for Selene. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto and the twin sister of Apollo . [ 33 ]
Arnakuagsak, goddess responsible for ensuring the hunters were able to catch enough food and that the people remained healthy and strong; Arnapkapfaaluk, sea goddess who inspired fear in hunters; Nerrivik, the sea mother and patron of fishermen and hunters; Nujalik, goddess of hunting on land; Pinga, goddess of the hunt, fertility, and medicine
Once Greek influence had caused Diana to be considered identical to the Greek goddess Artemis, Diana acquired Artemis's physical description, attributes, and variants of her myths as well. Like Artemis, Diana is usually depicted in art wearing a women's chiton, shortened in the kolpos style to facilitate mobility during hunting, with a hunting ...
Selene is the Greek proper name for the Moon, [158] and 580 Selene, a minor planet in the asteroid belt, is also named after this goddess. [159] Scientific study of the Moon, particularly lunar geology, is sometimes referred to as selenology, and its practitioners selenologists, to distinguish from Earth-based study.
Hecate (Ἑκάτη), goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, the Moon, ghosts, and necromancy; Pan (Πάν), god of shepherds, pastures, and fertility; Prometheus (Προμηθεύς). God of forethought and crafty counsel, and creator of mankind. Leto (Λητώ). Goddess of motherhood and mother of the twin Olympians, Artemis and Apollo.
From the Greek point of view, the Ephesian Artemis is a distinctive form of their goddess Artemis. In Greek cult and myth, Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo , a virgin goddess of the hunt, the wilderness and the moon, who, despite being a goddess of childbirth was nevertheless known for her chastity.
The Greek name Φοίβη Phoíbē is the feminine form of Φοῖβος Phoîbos meaning "pure, bright, radiant", an epithet given to Apollo as a sun-god. [2] [3] [4] Phoebe was also an epithet of Artemis as a moon-goddess.