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Dogs are important to all three aspects of Diana as the goddess of the hunt, the moon, and the underworld.<\/p>\n

\"Diana,<\/a>
Diana, goddess of the hunt, Vatican Museum collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dogs were vital for a successful hunt<\/a> in antiquity. They tracked prey by their scent and drove them towards the traps set by their masters. Because of their importance, the sanctuary at Aricia<\/a> offered advice on the care of hunting hounds,\u00a0pregnant<\/a> dogs, and their pups. 1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

As Green explains, \u201cThis is entirely consistent with her identity as goddess of the moon<\/a> \u2013 who governs the growth of plants and animals and the physical changes that either heal or harm the body \u2013 and as a hunting deity. Hunting cults were always repositories of knowledge about plants and animals, the care of the young, and both the giving and healing of wounds.\u201d 2<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Of course, one of the most famous dogs in Classical mythology is Cerberus, the three-headed dog who guarded the entrance to the Underworld<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Heracles<\/a>
Heracles & Cerberus, Caeretan black-figure
hydria, 6th BCE, Mus\u00e9e du Louvre.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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  1. \u00a0C.M.C. Green, Roman Religion and the Cult of Diana at Aricia<\/em> (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007), 137, 236. ↵<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Green, Roman Religion and the Cult of Diana at Aricia,\u00a0<\/em>236. ↵<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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