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Roman

Jana

Goddess of the Moon · Goddess of the Hunt · Goddess of Childbirth

01Identity

Jana in Roman tradition

In some Roman accounts, Jana appears beside Janus as his wife. Her identity is brief and closely tied to that relationship. Roman accounts provide no parentage, birth, form, or separate function for her.

Jana belongs to the myths surrounding Janus, the Roman god associated with comings and goings. In some versions, she is identified with Diana. This links her by name and identity to a Roman goddess, but no account describes her actions, symbols, worship, or part in a specific myth. Jana has no recorded story in which she acts as the central figure. Her place in the tradition is that of Janus’s wife, with some accounts treating her as another name or form of Diana.

Top questions

The quick answers

  • Who is Jana?

    Jana is a Roman hero associated with the moon and lunar light; hunting; forests and wild animals; childbirth; and crossroads.
    Source

    Source

    • A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult
    • Mahabharata: Volume 8, translated by Bibek Debroy
    • Magic in Ancient Egypt *ISBN 0292765592*
    • 李卓吾先生批評忠義水滸傳(十六)
    • Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore
    • 俠義傳(一)
    • Classical Mythology a to Z

  • What is Jana associated with?

    Jana is associated with the moon and lunar light; hunting; forests and wild animals; childbirth; and crossroads.
    Source

    Source

    • A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult
    • Mahabharata: Volume 8, translated by Bibek Debroy
    • Magic in Ancient Egypt *ISBN 0292765592*
    • 李卓吾先生批評忠義水滸傳(十六)
02The names

The names Jana answers to

Diana

Roman goddess with whom Jana is identified

SourceEncyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore

Trivia

Goddess of crossroads and three-way places

Source俠義傳(一)

Lucina

Bringer of light and helper in childbirth

SourceClassical Mythology a to Z

Luna

The Moon goddess

SourceClassical Mythology a to Z

03Related stories

Where Jana is mentioned

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Stories elsewhere on MythSource that mention Jana, each on that figure’s page.