Measuring 11" in height, this cold-cast Bronze Statue of Diana the Huntress is perfect for altar or office. With a crescent moon on her brow, a bow in her hand, a quiver of arrows on her back and wolfhound at her side, she has taken up the chase.

She proves that not all goddesses were mother-figures. Diana was the perpetual virgin goddess of the hunt, associated with wild animals and forests. Depicted here with wolfhound and bow, she is a symbol of independence, strength and sustenance.  The wild Moon Greek Goddess Artemis was renamed Diana, "the Queen of Heaven" by the Romans, and in Roman towns all over Europe the chief feminine deity was worshiped by this name.

Diana was also a moon goddess, and the crescent moon is featured on the brow of this statue. Oak groves were especially sacred to her. Hymns still exist which praise Diana for her strength, athletic grace, beauty and her hunting skills.  In Freemasonry, she is considered a symbol of imagination, sensibility, and the creative insanity of poets and artists. Diana was regarded with great reverence by lower-class citizens and slaves. Slaves could receive asylum in her temples. She was worshiped at a festival on August 13.