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Diana: Roman Goddess of the Hunt, the Moon, and the Wild

June 4, 2026October 19, 2025 by Camille Rowden

At Diana’s oldest shrine, beside an Italian lake, her priest was a runaway slave who had murdered the priest before him — and who waited, sword in hand, for the man who would one day murder him.

Categories Major Gods Tags apollo, artemis, diana, hunting, Nemi, the moon Leave a comment
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