Diana (mythology) Diana (mythology) Diana (Classical Latin: ) is a Roman goddess of the hunt, the moon, and nature, associated with wild animals and woodland. She is equated with 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, 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. Oak groves and deer
Agenoria (mythology) Agenoria (mythology) Agenoria is a Roman goddess of activity "(actus)". Her name is presumably derived from the Latin verb "ago, agere, egi, actum," "to do, drive, go." She is named only by St. Augustine, who places her among the deities who are concerned with childhood. She is thus one of the goddesses who endows the child with a developmental capacity, such as walking, singing, reasoning, and learning to count. W.H. Roscher includes Agenoria among the "indigitamenta", the list of deities maintained by Roman priests to assure that the correct divinity was invoked for rituals. Despite her obscurity, Agenoria is the