Diana being the Roman name, not the Greek, none the less the similarity between the two make them hard to distinguish. They were both goddesses of wilderness and wild animals, associated with the moon and with the hunt. They were also both virgin goddesses to Greek and Roman alike.
the roman name is Diana but the greek god or goddess is Artemise
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Diana
Diana is not Greek, but Roman. Her Greek counterpart, Artemis, is the goddess of the moon and the hunt, twin sister of Apollo.
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Diana was not a Greek god. She was a Roman goddess. The enemies of Diana are Juno and Venus. Juno hates her because she is the daughter of Zeus by another woman. Juno even boxed Diana's ears during the Trojan War. Venus and Diana don't get along because Diana is the goddess of virginity and Venus is the goddess of love.
Artemis is not a Roman god, she is a Greek goddess. Her Roman counterpart is Diana. Her animal symbols are a deer, a falcon, and a bear.
The Greek goddess of hunting is Artemis. Her Roman counterpart is Diana.
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Er...Artemis is a GODDESS. Artemis's Roman name is Diana.
Artemis was the Greek name for Diana, goddess of the hunt.
In Greek mythology the goddess of archery and the hunt was Artemis. Her twin brother Apollo was also a god of archery.The Greek Archer Goddess was Artemis, and Diana is her Roman counterpart. Apollo (in Greek AND Roman legends) is Artemis's or Diana's brother, depending on if your going by Greek or Roman Mythology.