Rex Nemorensis
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The rex Nemorensis was a priest of the goddess Diana at Aricia in Italy, by the shores of Lake Nemi, where she was known as Diana Nemorensis.
Ruins by the shores of Lake Nemi, in an 1831 engraving
Denarius depicting Diana Nemorensis, who was conceived as a triple goddess (diva triformis)
Diana in hunting boots, from a 2nd-century Roman mosaic
Portrait of a flamen, Louvre museum, Paris, Ma 431
Diana (mythology)
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Diana is a goddess in Roman religion, primarily considered a patroness of the countryside and nature, hunters, wildlife, childbirth, crossroads, the night, and the Moon. She is equated with the Greek
Rex Nemorensis
…The rex Nemorensis (Latin, "king of Nemi") was a priest of the goddess Diana at Aricia in Italy, by the shores of Lake Nemi, where she was known as Diana Nemorensis. The priest was king of the sacred grove by the lake. No one…
Statue of Diana-Artemis, fresco from Pompeii, 50–1 BCE
Diana as Personification of the Night. Anton Raphael Mengs, c. 1765.
Mosaic depicting Diana and her nymph surprised by Actaeon. Ruins of Volubilis, 2nd century CE.
An ancient Fourth-Pompeian-Style Roman wall painting depicting a scene of sacrifice in honor of the goddess Diana; she is seen here accompanied by a deer. The fresco was discovered in the triclinium of House of the Vettii in Pompeii, Italy.