Temple of Artemis image carried through the streets and surrounded by maidens. In the Roman Imperial era, the emperor Commodus lent his name to the festival games, and might have sponsored them. 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 of Apollo, a virgin huntress who supplanted the Titan Selene as goddess of the Moon. At Ephesus, a goddess whom the Greeks associated with Artemis was venerated in an archaic, pre-Hellenic cult image that was carved of wood (a "xoanon") and kept decorated with jewelry.
HDMS Diana (P520) HDMS Diana (P520) HDMS "Diana" is the first of six vessels in the "Diana"-class built to patrol in the Danish territorial waters. The ship is named after the Roman goddess of the hunt. "Diana", like all her sister ships, was built in Faaborg yard. The ship was built to replace the aging "Barsø" class, which had become obsolete. The ship is equipped with a single Stan Flex container position, but is unable to accommodate all types of containers due to configuration issues. The position is primarily used for environmental projects and will utilize either a storage module or a anti-pollution