Selene
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Selene (Moon) Greek An ancient moon goddess.
Daughter of the Titans Theia and Hyperion; sister
of Helios (the Sun) and Eos (the Dawn). Selene is
also called Phoebe. She is Luna in Roman mythology,
and sometimes identified with Artemis.
Selene was a beautiful woman, usually depicted
with long wings and a golden crown that shed a
gentle light in the darkness of night. White horses
pulled her chariot across the skies. She was the
mother of three daughters by Zeus: Pandia, Erse (the
Dew), and Nemea. It is said that the Nemean Lion
was born to Selene and Zeus, and that it fell from the
Moon to the Earth (see under Heracles). Selene was
also loved by Pan. The best-known legend of Selene
was that of her love for the youth Endymion.
Semele (Moon) Greek Daughter of Cadmus and
Harmonia, lover of Zeus, mother of Dionysus. After
her death in the flames created by Zeus, Semele was
conducted from the underworld to Olympus, home
of the gods, where she became immortal under the
name Thyone. Semele was worshiped in Athens
during the Leneitai (Festival of Wild Women), when
every year a Bull representing Dionysus was sacrificed
to her.
Some say that Semele is a form of Selene, an
ancient moon goddess.
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- Selene (Moon) Greek An ancient moon goddess.
- Theia (Radiant) Greek A first-generation Titan goddess of sight and the shining light of the blue sky; daughter of Gaia and Uranus; mother, with Hyperion, of the gods who brought light to humans: Helios (Sun), Selene (Moon), and Eos (Dawn).
- Hyperion (The One Above) Greek One of the Titans; son of Uranus and Gaia; father with Theia of Helios, Selene, and Eos (the Sun, the Moon, and Dawn).
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