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Diana

Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary

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a celebrated goddess of the Heathens, who was honoured principally at Ephesus, Acts 19. She was one of the number of the twelve superior deities, and was called by the several names of Hebe, Trivia, and Hecate. In the Heavens she was the moon, upon earth she was called Diana, and in hell Hecate. She was worshipped in Palestine, Jeremiah 7:18; Jeremiah 44:17-18 .

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Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Diana'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​wtd/​d/diana.html. 1831-2.
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