ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, Dione (/daɪˈoʊniː/; Greek: Διώνη, translit. Diṓnē, lit. "she-Zeus") is an oracular goddess, a Titaness primarily
explained as generally meaning "pure", "clear", or "bright". Phoebe is a Titaness, one of the twelve (or thirteen) divine children born to Uranus (Sky) and
According to Apollodorus, there were thirteen original Titans, adding the TitanessDione to Hesiod's list. The Titans (instead of being Uranus' firstborn as
1868, and named after Dione, a Titaness in Greek mythology who was sometimes said to have been the mother of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty