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Luna (Roman deity)

LC control no.no2020142986
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingLuna (Roman deity)
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Variant(s)Moon (Roman deity)
See alsoSelene (Greek deity)
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Other standard no.Q1235172
45095692
cnp00573095
Associated countryRome
Found inOxford classical dictionary, 1970 (Luna; Roman moon-goddess)
Who's who in classical mythology, 1973: page 362 (Selene; goddess of the moon, known to the Romans as Luna)
Wikipedia, December 8, 2020: Luna (goddess) (In ancient Roman religion and myth, Luna is the divine embodiment of the Moon. She is often presented as the female complement of the Sun, Sol, conceived of as a god. Luna is also sometimes represented as an aspect of the Roman triple goddess (diva triformis), along with Proserpina and Hecate. Luna is not always a distinct goddess, but sometimes rather an epithet that specializes a goddess, since both Diana and Juno are identified as moon goddesses; Luna's Greek counterpart was Selene. In Roman art and literature, myths of Selene are adapted under the name of Luna) Selene (Selene; In Greek mythology, Selene (Ancient Greek: Σελήνη = Selēnē, "Moon") is the goddess of the Moon. She is the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia and sister of the sun god Helios and Eos, goddess of the dawn; Her Roman equivalent is Luna)
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