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Diana
View our range of
Diana Sacred Statues and Icons
below, all available to purchase online with secure ordering. If you would prefer to speak to a member of the Bell, Book and Candle team, please
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Diana with Bow
Here the goddess of forests and the hunt stands bathed in moonlight, her bow raised in a "
calling down the moon
" ritual gesture. Her graceful stance reflects the awe ancient people felt toward healing women who were whole unto themselves.
Cold cast pewter.
Price: £32.00
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Diana of Ephesus 9" statue
Diana of Ephesus is Goddess of the Amazons
. Ancient worship focused on the nature goddesses
Isis
--
Ishtar
--
Inanna
and called Her Queen of Heaven. By Roman times she is called
Diana
; yet at Ephesus in Anatolia, Her worship was most profound under the names
Mother of Animals.
Many-Breasted Artemis. Columnar and wearing a unique ritual garment adorned with animals, her crown and staring gaze incorporates
Astarte
, while Her moon disc and horned beasts evoke
Diana
. Her temple, which was built by Amazons (undoubtedly matrilineal priestesses), was one of the wonders of the ancient world and a goal of devout pilgrimage. In AD 380 her shrine was rededicated to
Mary
, whose old age and death was placed at Ephesus by Church legend. Note the similarity of posture, palms bestowing blessing, with countless images of Mary.
Sand-colored Gypsumstone statue.
Price: £29.00
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Diana with Hound 8" statue
Goddess of the wild beasts and glens, her crescent bow symbolized the moon.
In this form she was venerated by the Gauls well into the 7th century CE. Diana carried forth the legacy of Greek Artemis and Diana of Ephesus. The columns of her temple were incorporated into Constantinople's Church of
St. Sophia
.
White marble colored Gypsumstone statue.
Price: £26.00
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Diana with Wolf 11"
Diana is the Woman Who Runs with Wolves. The wild Moon Goddess
Artemis
was renamed
Diana
, "
the Queen of Heaven
," by the Romans. In Roman towns all over Europe, the chief feminine deity was worshiped by this name. Her wolfhound companion tells us she was also a Goddess of Wild Places. Called
The Huntress
, she was especially worshiped by women.
[National Gallery, 1928]
11" cold cast pewter.
Price: £69.00
Quantity: