Selene (Moon) Greek An ancient moon goddess.
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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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- 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).
- Luna (Moon) Roman An ancient Italian goddess of the Moon, probably of a lesser rank than the great Roman goddesses, such as Minerva and Juno.
- Midas Greek A mythical king of Phrygia, an ancient region of central Asia Minor; son of the goddess Cybele and Gordius, from whom he inherited the throne.
- Stheno (Strong) Greek One of the three Gorgons, female monsters; daughter of Ceto, an ancient sea goddess, and Phorcys; her sisters were Euryale and Medusa.
- Euryal e (Wide-Stepping) Greek One of the three gorgons, female monsters; daughter of Ceto, an ancient sea goddess, and Phorcys; her sisters were Stheno and Medusa.