Dian
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Dian may refer to:
  • Dian Cecht
    Dian Cecht
    In Irish mythology, Dian Cécht , also known as Cainte, Canta, was the God of healing to the Irish people. He was the healer for the Tuatha Dé Danann and the father of Cian, Cú, and Cethen...

    , the God of healing in Irish mythology
  • Dian (mythology), one of the sons of Carman
    Carman
    In Irish mythology, Carman or Carmun was a warrior-woman and sorceress from Athens who tried to invade Ireland in the days of the Tuatha Dé Danann, along with her three sons, Dub , Dother and Dian...

     in Celtic or Irish mythology
  • Diān (滇), an abbreviation for Yunnan
    Yunnan
    Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...

    , China
  • Dian Fossey
    Dian Fossey
    Dian Fossey was an American zoologist who undertook an extensive study of gorilla groups over a period of 18 years. She studied them daily in the mountain forests of Rwanda, initially encouraged to work there by famous anthropologist Louis Leakey...

    , an American zoologist
  • Dian Hong tea
    Dian Hong tea
    Dian hong . "Yunnan Red", is a Chinese black tea which is used as a relatively high end gourmet black tea and is sometimes used in various tea blends. The main difference between Dian hong and other Chinese black teas is the amount of fine leaf buds, or "golden tips," present in the dried tea...

    , a black tea grown in Yunnan, China
  • Dian Kingdom
    Dian Kingdom
    The Dian Kingdom was established by the Dian people, who lived around Lake Dian in northern Yunnan, China from the late Spring and Autumn Period until the Eastern Han Dynasty. The Dian buried their dead in vertical pit graves...

    , an ancient kingdom of the Yunnan province of China
  • Dian Shan Lake, a lake in Qingpu, China
  • Dian Wei
    Dian Wei
    Dian Wei was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. Famed for his enormous strength, Dian Wei excelled in wielding dual halberds, each of which was said to weigh 40 jin...

    , a warrior during the Three Kingdoms Period in China
  • Lake Dian
    Lake Dian
    Dian Lake or Kunming Lake is a large inter-land lake located on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau close to Kunming, Yunnan, China. Its nickname is "Sparkling Pearl Embedded in a Highland," and it was the model for the Kunming Lake in the Summer Palace in Beijing.It is a freshwater fault lake at above...

    , a lake in Yunnan, China
  • Dian, Armenia
    Dian, Armenia
    Dian is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*...

    , a village in Armenia
    Armenia
    Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

  • HUST DianGroup, A Creative Group in Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    The Huazhong University of Science and Technology is a public, coeducational research university located in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. As a national key university, HUST is directly affiliated to the Ministry of Education of China. HUST has been referred as the flagship of China's higher...

     (HUST) in China
    China
    Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

    .

See also

  • Diane (disambiguation), a given name
  • Dianne (disambiguation), a given name
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