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The luna moth (Actias luna), also called the American moon moth, is a Nearctic moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae, a group commonly named the giant silk moths. The moth has lime-green wings and a white body.
Luna in her biga was an element of Mithraic iconography, usually in the context of the tauroctony. In the mithraeum of S. Maria Capua Vetere, a wall painting that uniquely focuses on Luna alone shows one of the horses of the team as light in color, with the other a dark brown.
A lunar deity or moon deity is a deity who represents the Moon, or an aspect of it.These deities can have a variety of functions and traditions depending upon the culture, but they are often related.
The luna moth is one of the world’s best-known moths. It has been used in various logos, many an artist has interpreted it and even the most neophyte moth-ers instantly recognize it.
Actias rhodopneuma Roeber, 1925– Pink spirit moth; Actias rosenbergii (Kaup, 1895) Actias seitzi Kalis, 1934; Actias selene (Hübner, 1806) – Indian moon moth; Actias shaanxiana (Brechlin, 2007) Actias sinensis (Walker, 1855) – South China moon moth; Actias truncatipennis (Sonthonnax, 1899) Actias uljanae (Brechlin, 2007) Actias ...
Graves regarded "true poetry" as inspired by the Triple Goddess, as an example of her continuing influence in English poetry he instances the "Garland of Laurell" by the English poet, John Skelton (c.1460–1529) — Diana in the leavës green, Luna that so bright doth sheen, Persephone in Hell. — as evoking his Triple Goddess in her three ...
The Moon Goddess in the Classic period. The traditional Mayas generally assume the Moon to be female, and the Moon's perceived phases are accordingly conceived as the stages of a woman's life.
In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Tellus Mater or Terra Mater [a] ("Mother Earth") is the personification of the Earth.Although Tellus and Terra are hardly distinguishable during the Imperial era, [1] Tellus was the name of the original earth goddess in the religious practices of the Republic or earlier.