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Moon, Wild Animals, Youth, and Hunting: Artemis, Diana
Greek: Artemis (goddess); earlier, goddess of the moon: Selene
Latin: Diana (goddess); earlier, goddess of the moon: Luna
Latin: Diana (goddess); earlier, goddess of the moon: Luna
The goddess of the moon and hunting, patroness of maidens. Symbols: the crescent, stag, and arrows.
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gods and goddesses from Greek and Latin Myths
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(Latin: moon, light, shine)
(Greek meniskos > Latin meniscus: a crescent-shaped body, a curved structure, lunar crescent form, semilunar cartilage; diminutive of mene, "moon")
(Greek: month; moon; menses (plural), mensis (singular), "month")
(Greek: moon)
(waxing, waning and phases of the moon)
(the sidereal and the synodical month)
(importance of the moon)
(significant historical eclipses of the moon)
(impacts of lunar eclipses)
(an important symbol for many people)
(aspects of the moon are known as phases from a Greek word meaning "appearance")
(Modern Latin: from Greek, selene, the moon; nonmetal)
(Diana, or Luna, Roman goddess of the Moon, animals, and hunting)
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Sorcery and Witchcraft; Earlier, the Moon, Earth, and the Underworld: Hecate, Trivia
Greek: Hecate (goddess)
Latin: Trivia (goddess, whose name means “of the three ways” because, like Hecate, she was worshipped at crossroads)
Latin: Trivia (goddess, whose name means “of the three ways” because, like Hecate, she was worshipped at crossroads)
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“moon”
moon
A natural satellite orbiting a planet.
Mercury and Venus are the only planets in the solar system that do not have moons.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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(the science of the celestial bodies: the sun, the moon, and the planets; the stars and galaxies; and all of the other objects in the universe)