Asteroid 78 Diana & Roman Goddess Diana - Randers, Denmark - Extraterrestrial Locations on Waymarking.com

I Randers står den smukke 2,5 meter høje bronze skulptur af jægerinden Diana. Højt løftet over hovedet holder hun en fugl, nedlagt med den bue hun holder ved hendes side.

Diana er den romerske jagtgudinde, forbundet med vilde dyr og skove. Datter af Jupiter og Latona og tvillingesøster til Apollo. Hun var også månens gudinde, og et symbol på kyskhed. Hun pristes for sin styrke, atletiske ynde, skønhed og færdighed til jagt.

Vilhelm Bissen brugte skuespillerinden Dagmar Hansen (1871-1959) som model da han skabte statuen. Figuren, der blev til i 1890, regnes blandt Bissens betydeligste værker. I skulpturen forenes den ældre klassicistiske tradition med tidens naturalistiske nybrud.

Skulpturen er skænket af Forskønnelsesforeningen i anledning af dennes 50 års jubilæum.

This 2,5 meter tall bronze sculpture of the female hunter Diana is located in Randers. Held high over her head she holds a bird, hunted with the bow she keeps by her side.

Diana is the Roman goddess of the hunt, associated with wild animals and the forests. Daughter of Jupiter and Latona, and twin sister of Apollo. She was also the moon goddess, and a symbol of chastity. She was praised for her strength, athletic grace, beauty and skill for hunting.

Vilhelm Bissen used the actor Dagmar Hansen (1871-1959) as model when he created the statue. The figure, which was created in 1890, is considered among the principal works of Bissen. In the sculpture, the older classicist tradition is joined with the new departure of naturalism of the time.

The Sculpture is donated by Forskønnelsesforeningen (the organisation for beautification of the city), to mark the 50th anniversary of the organisation.

Sources:
Skulpturer i det Fri - Randers Kommune
Randers Amtsavis - Article from the 1st March 2011

Asteroid 78 Diana
From Wikipedia: 78 Diana 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. (...)

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