78 Diana - Betanzos, A Coruña, Galicia, España
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N 43° 16.776 W 008° 12.624
29T E 564066 N 4792167
Diana the hunter and the asteroid
Waymark Code: WM14J11
Location: Galicia, Spain
Date Posted: 07/13/2021
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"In Roman mythology , Diana was the virgin goddess of the hunt , protector of nature and the Moon. Its equivalent Greek goddess in literature is Artemis , although in terms of cult it was of Italic origin.
Diana was originally a goddess of the hunt, related to animals and wild lands. She later became a goddess of the moon , supplanting Luna and also being an emblem of chastity . The oak woods were especially devoted to him. She was praised in poetry for her strength, athletic grace, beauty, and hunting skills.
In practice it formed a trinity with two other Roman deities: Egeria , the water nymph , her servant and midwife assistant, and Virbius , the god of the woods. Etymologically, the name Diana means "of the day" (Lat. Dies = day) or "divine" (Lat. Diva = divine), thus being its Greek parallel in this sense (although not in worship) Dione in Dodona ."
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Extraterrestral:
Diana (minor planet designation: 78 Diana) is a large and dark main-belt asteroid that is orbiting the Sun with a period of 4.24 years. Its composition is carbonaceous and primitive. It was discovered by German astronomer Robert Luther on March 15, 1863,[6] 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.
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