Belphoebe Belphoebe Belphoebe (or "Belphebe", "Belphœbe") is a character in Edmund Spenser's poem "The Faerie Queene" (1590), a representation of Queen Elizabeth I (conceived of, however, as a pure, high-spirited maiden, rather than a queen). Spenser intended her name to mean "beautiful Diana" (Phoebe being an epithet of the Greek moon goddess Artemis, who was known to the Romans as Diana), and it is suggested that she is a member of Poseidon's family. A virgin huntress, Belphoebe can certainly fight, as a potential rapist found out. She is the stronger, militant sister of Amoret. Belphoebe is mentioned in Kipling's poem "The
Diana, New York Diana, New York Diana is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 1,709 at the 2010 census. The Town of Diana is on the northeast border of the county and is northeast of Watertown. The northwest part of Diana is in the Fort Drum military reservation. The Town of Diana was established from part of the Town of Watson in 1830. In 1841, part of the town was used to help establish the Town of Croghan. It was named after the Roman goddess Diana. The Alpina Archeological District and Lewisburg Archeological District were added to