# Diana — The Faerie Queene character guide

> Diana in The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0102-canto-vii

## Who they are

The goddess of the hunt and chastity.

## In the story

### [Canto VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/canto-vi)

Angered by Venus's intrusion, but later agrees to raise Belphoebe in chastity.

### [Mutability: The Legend of Constancy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/mutability-the-legend-of-constancy)

Referenced in the backstory of Arlo-hill's desolation due to her spites.

### [Canto VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/canto-vi)

Mentioned in the context of Arlo-hill's desolation due to Diana's spights.

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