Because in ancient times she was associated with it, when Apollo was considered the god of light of the sun.
Diana was initially just a hunting goddess but later, for whatever reason, she became a moon goddess. This supplanted Selene, the original moon goddess. So Diana was never named after a planet but our Moon.
Virginity and the moon.
It wouldn't be Luna or Diana. Selenium is named after the goddess of the moon, Selene.
Diana is the Roman goddess of the Hunt, childbirth, virgins, and wildlife. She is also associated with the moon. She was a virgin goddess. Her Greek counterpart is Artemis.
The Roman godDESS Diana (Greek equivalent: Artemis) was the goddess of the hunt and the moon, even though in Greek mythology, Selene is the goddess of the moon. Artemis swore to stay a maiden eternally and is thus the protector of all maidens.
Luna sometomes lunar Diana is also the name for the roman goddess of the moon
Diana's most well known symbol is the moon.
Diana was the goddess of the hunt, being associated with wild animals and woodland, and also of the moon in Roman mythology. Diana was known to be the virgin goddess and looked after virgins and women. She was one of the three maiden goddesses, Diana, Minerva and Vesta, who swore never to marry.
Diana was a Roman moon goddess and also patron goddess of hunters, wild animals and woodlands. She is equivalent to Artemis in Greek mythology.
Nothing! Diana is the name "Artemis" in Latin. So actually, Diana is in Latin. Artemis is the ancient Greek goddess representing the Moon, sister of Sun, Apollo. She was a great huntress. When Romans adopted ancient Greek culture and mythology, they worshipped Artemis under the name "Diana".derived from an old Indo-European root meaning "heavenly, divine",
Virgin huntress, goddess of the light of the moon, goddess of the wilderness, goddess of animals.
The Roman goddess Diana is the Roman goddess of the hunt, the moon, virginity, childbirth, and wildlife. Her Greek counterpart is Artemis.Diana was the Roman goddess of the Hunt and the moon. Her Greek name is Artemis. Diana's symbols are a crescent moon, frogs, bow and arrows, and forest animals (deer, bears, lions, etc.)