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Diana Fountain in Syracuse, Italy

Diana Fountain in Syracuse, Italy
By Mermaids of Earth April 3, 2021 Public Mermaid Sculptures

The Fountain of Diana (Fontana di Diana) is found in the Archimedes Plaza (Piazza Archimede) in Syracuse (Siracusa) on the east coast of Sicily.

Fontana di Diana in Syracuse, Italy
Fontana di Diana in Syracuse, Italy. Photo © by Mel.

Diana is the goddess of the hunt, wild animals and wilderness, childbirth and virginity, and was often shown carrying a bow and arrow. She was the daughter of Zeus and twin sister of Apollo, the god of music, truth and prophecy.

The fountain includes a triton and a mermaid with a child on her lap riding sea monsters.

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