# Dian — Poetry character guide

> Dian in Poetry by John Keats.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Great Dian

**First appearance:** 0049-endymion

## Who they are

The goddess of the hunt, often identified with Cynthia.

## In the story

### [Epistle to George Felton Mathew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/epistle-to-george-felton-mathew)

Described as coming from her shady bower and casting the flower (Mathew) into the stream.

### [Sleep and Poetry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/sleep-and-poetry)

Referenced in a painting where nymphs attend to Diana's limbs, illustrating classical imagery.

### [Endymion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/endymion)

Dian is invoked for a hunting-spear in Endymion's vision of their pastoral life.

### [Extracts from an Opera](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/extracts-from-an-opera)

Mentioned in 'Oh, I Am Frighten’d with Most Hateful Thoughts!' as having legs that might be crumpled.

### [Oh, I Am Frighten'd with Most Hateful Thoughts!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/oh-i-am-frighten-d-with-most-hateful-thoughts)

Referenced as a standard of beauty whose legs might have been crumpled by a careless nurse.

### [To Homer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/to-homer)

Queen of Earth, Heaven, and Hell, whose seeing Homer's blindness parallels.

### [Ode](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/ode)

Mentioned as the owner of the fawns that browse on Elysian lawns.

## Links

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