Diana and 78 Diana Asteroid - London, England, UK
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N 51° 30.384 W 000° 08.534
30U E 698319 N 5710013
This sculpture is located outside the entrance to the Green Park Underground Station.
Waymark Code: WMDNY4
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/07/2012
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This Secret London website (
visit link) has this to say about the sculpture which also serves as a fountain:
"Diana
This 1952 work by EJ Clack, paid for by the Constance Fund, has drinking bowls for both humans and for dogs. The base is a stylised tree with Diana unleashing her hunting dog on top. In Ancient Rome, Diana - known to the Greeks as Artemis - was the goddess of the hunt, as well as an emblem of chastity.
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Diana was the Greek goddess of hunting...as well as the moon and birthing. She is almost always depicted with a hunting dog. Wikipedia (
visit link) adds:
"She was equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, though she had an independent origin in Italy. Diana was worshiped in ancient Roman religion and is revered in Roman Neopaganism and Stregheria. Dianic Wicca, a largely feminist form of the practice, is named for her. Diana was known to be the virgin goddess and women. She was one of the three maiden goddesses, Diana, Minerva and Vesta, who swore never to marry.
Oak groves were especially sacred to her. According to mythology, Diana was born with her twin brother Apollo on the island of Delos, daughter of Jupiter and Latona. Diana made up a triad with two other Roman deities: Egeria the water nymph, her servant and assistant midwife; and Virbius, the woodland god."
As for the Asteroid, Wikipedia (
visit link) informs us:
"78 Diana (dye-an'-a) is a large and dark main-belt asteroid. Its composition is carbonaceous and primitive. It was discovered by Robert Luther on March 15, 1863, and named after Diana, Roman goddess of the hunt. 78 Diana occulted a star on September 4, 1980. A diameter of 116 km was measured, closely matching the value given by the IRAS satellite."