The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Diana / Artemis / Chastity ( - )
Goddess of the moon, the hunt, wildness, pregnancy, and chastity. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-2144?rskey=S484L9&result=1&q=diana Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_%28mythology%29 Relationships: Diana / Artemis / Chastity was a sister of Apollo (mythology) (-)Actaeon (-) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Diana / Artemis / Chastity
Hecate / Trivia (-) was a relative of Diana / Artemis / Chastity
Jupiter / Zeus (-) was a father of Diana / Artemis / Chastity
References in Documents:
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) 342 Julia Augusta – Septim. Severi. Pudicitia. Pudicitiæ sedentis typus. Ar deaurat. Julia Domna , wife of Septimus Severus . Chastity , represented by a figure. Silver gilt.
MS Book of the dean of Christ Church (MacGregor, ed.) 543 Diana ex Ebore cælata. Diana , carved in
ivory.
18th-c coin catalogue (Canterbury Cathedral Lit MS E 16d)
No. 3
Head of Diana
known
by her Quiver upon her
Shoulder.
Reverse.
A Club, I think, between the
two following Words
ΜΑΚΕΔ° Ο ΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ
at the Bottom a Thunderbolt.
dw : gr
9 : 3¼
Bargrave
by her Quiver upon her
Shoulder.
A Club, I think, between the
two following Words
9 : 3¼
18th-c coin catalogue (Canterbury Cathedral Lit MS E 16d)
No. 34
Head of Diana
her Quiver
upon her left Shoulder
ΣΩΤΕΙR Ρ Α
the Letters from
Τ worn away.
Reverse
a winged Thunderbolt
...
ΑΘΟΚΛΕΟΕ
...ΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ
ie Agathocleos
Basileos
Bargrave
pw : gr
5 : 14
upon her left Shoulder
a winged Thunderbolt
...
...
Basileos
5 : 14
Grew, Musaeum Regalis (1685)
Phancy.
Mace, advances and spreads abroad his Arms,
in Courtship
towards
half
naked, and holding forth her Hand in the posture of
denial.
Between them, two naked Nymphs, one giving aim
to the other, shooting a Dart at
further repulse.
And a
Head.
Inventarie of the Gabions, in M. George his Cabinet (1638)
From thence to Methven wood we took our way,
Soone be Aurora fair did kyth the day;
And having rested there some little space,
Againe we did betake us to our chace,
Raising the Does and Roes forth of their dennes,
And watrie fowles out of the marrish fennes,
That if Diana had been in that place,
Would thought, in hunting we had stain'd her grace.
Thoresby, Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1713) In the Musæum Tradescant are mentioned
Pieces of Stone from Apol
lo 's
for reciting what follows. AStone from Jacob's
Well ,
lo
Oracle,Diana 's Tomb,
&c. which may keep me in Countenance
for reciting what follows. A
Thoresby, Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1713) the Extent of the 1300 .
.Soke of Wakefield , An
Musaeum Tradescantianum (1656) A piece of the Stone of Tomb.
Diana’s