Diana (mythology) a deity precursor of Artemis. Modern scholars mostly accept the identification. The ancient Latin writers Varro and Cicero considered the etymology of Dīāna as allied to that of "dies" and connected to the shine of the Moon. The persona of Diana is complex, and contains a number of archaic features. Diana was originally considered to be a goddess of the wilderness and of the hunt, a central sport in both Roman and Greek culture. Early Roman inscriptions to Diana celebrated her primarily as a huntress and patron of hunters. Later, in the Hellenistic period, Diana came to be equally or
Minerva Berlin Minerva Berlin Minerva 93 Berlin is a German association football club from the district of Moabit in the city of Berlin. The club was established 10 May 1893 as "Berliner Fußball Club Minerva" taking its name from the Roman goddess of wisdom. A merger with "Wilmersdorfer FC Frühling" in 1896 led to the club taking on the name "Sport-Club Minerva 93 Berlin". In 1900, the team played a single season as part of the Freie Berliner Fußballvereinigung (FBF), one of several early competing top tier leagues in Berlin. They were joined in 1904 by "Berolina Moabit" – also part of