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Luna

deity sky Roman single tradition · 18

Luna is the heavenly name of Proserpina, according to Servius' commentary on Virgil. She is associated with the moon.

↻ synthesized from 18 sources

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Mentioned in Servius' commentary on Virgil.

Relationships

co occurs with
Theia, Hyperion, Astraeus, Cautes, Cautopates, Sol Invictus, Sol Indiges, Chandra, Nzambi Mpungu, Máni, Tēcciztēcatl, Iah, Igaluk/Alignak, Metztli, Selene, Latona, Dioscuri, Triptolemus, God, the Father, Mercurius, Juno Dolichena, Pluto/Hades, Chang E, Eos, Demeter, Ceres, Anemoi, Pallas, Mithra, Oceanus, Saturn, Victoria, Jesus Christ, Allah, Nzambici, Sin, Tsukuyomi, Coyolxauhqui, Jupiter, Victory, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Cupid, Isis, Serapis, Castor, Pollux, Helios, Zeus, Dionysus, Poseidon, Hekate, Artemis (Diana)
syncretized with
Persephone, Selene, Diana, Juno, Phoebe, Proserpina, Hecate
sibling of
Aurora, Sol
consort of
Sol
allied with
Vulcan, Mercurius, Apollo, Sol, Jupiter Dolichenus, angels
aspect of
Diana
manifested by
Jana

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Mentioned by

and 17 more

Sources

wikipedia (18)
  1. Proserpina
  2. Aurora (mythology)
  3. Mithraism
  4. Sol (Roman mythology)
  5. Lunar deity
  6. Diana (mythology)
  7. Luna (goddess)
  8. Phoebe (Titaness)
  9. Selene
  10. Temple of Luna
  11. Biga (chariot)
  12. Bigatus
  13. Creation of the World (Raphael)
  14. The Layer Monument
  15. The Layer Quaternity
  16. Luna (name)
  17. Jupiter Dolichenus
  18. Triple goddesses

Source passages

“In his commentary on Virgil, Servius writes that Proserpina's heavenly name is Luna, and her earthly name is Diana.”

#13065 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“She has two siblings, a brother— Sol, the Sun— and a sister— Luna, the Moon.”

#15692 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Sometimes Victoria, Luna, Sol, and Saturn also seem to play a role. Saturn in particular is often seen handing over the dagger or short sword to Mithras, used later in the tauroctony.”

#16897 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“The Roman ritual calendars or fasti also mention a feast for Sol Indiges on 11 December, and a sacrifice for Sol and Luna on 28 August.”

#17292 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“moon goddesses, including the Greek goddess Selene, the Roman goddess Luna, the Chinese goddess Chang'e, and the Aztec goddess Coyolxāuhqui, whose decapitation may represent a lunar eclipse. Several goddesses including Artemis, Hecate, Melinoë, Phoebe, Theia and Isis did not originally have lunar”

#18299 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001