Dione is the name of four women in ancient
Greek mythology, and one in the
Phoenician mythology of
Sanchuniathon.
Dione is translated as "Goddess", and given the same etymological derivation as the names
Zeus,
Diana, et al. Very little information exists about these nymphs or goddesses, though she is described as beautiful and is sometimes associated with water or the sea. She was worshiped as a
Mother Goddess who presided over the oracle at
Dodona.