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.
Diana, New York age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over. 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