Definition of Dina

Definition of Dina

Diana, originally an Italian deity, dispenser of light, identified at length with the Greek goddess Artemis, and from the first with the moon; she was a virgin goddess, and spent her time in the chase, attended by her maidens; her temple at Ephesus was one of the seven wonders of the world. See Artemis.

- Wikipedia

Di*a"na (?), n. [L. Diana.] (Myth.) The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess who presided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; -- identified with the Greek goddess Artemis.

And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade.

Pope.

Diana monkey(Zoöl.), a handsome, white-bearded monkey of West Africa (Cercopithecus Diana).

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(Roman mythology): The daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo. The virgin moon goddess of the hunt, associated wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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