Dia (Ancient Greek: Δία or Δῖα, "heavenly", "divine" or "she who belongs to Zeus"), in ancient Greek religion and folklore, may refer to:

In ancient Roman religion, Dia may refer to Dea Dia.

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  1. ^ Strabo, 8.6.24, cf. Pausanias, 2.13.3 for Ganymeda
  2. ^ "Only another name for Hebe, the daughter of Hera", according to Karl Kerenyi (The Gods of the Greeks, 1951, p.159), who adds "and indeed was probably the name for Hera herself, as 'she who belongs to Zeus' or 'the heavenly one'—for this is the meaning of the word."
  3. ^ Scholia ad Homer, Odyssey 10.6
  4. ^ Scholia ad Homer, Iliad 2.212
  5. ^ Tzetzes, Chiliades 7.888
  6. ^ Scholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 1.1213; Tzetzes ad Lycophron, 480;
  7. ^ Etymologicum Magnum 288.33 (under Dryops)
  8. ^ Scholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 2.140
  9. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 155
  10. ^ Scholia ad Apollonius of Rhodes, 3.62; Diodorus Siculus, 4.69
  11. ^ Scholia ad Pindar, Pythian Ode 2.39
  12. ^ Homer, Iliad 14.317; Scholia ad Iliad 1.268 & ad Odyssey 11.631; Eustathius ad Homer, 101.3; Nonnus, 7.125
  13. ^ Robert Graves, The Greek Myths 1960 §63a
  14. ^ "Planetary Names". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  15. ^ Scholia ad Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 178
  16. ^ Scholia ad Pindar, Olympian Ode 1.144

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