Diana \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 (Zo["o]l.), a handsome, white-bearded monkey
of West Africa (Cercopithecus Diana).
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |