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Selene

In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Selene (; ) is the goddess and personification of the Moon. Also known as Mene (; ), she is traditionally the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia, and sister of the sun god Helios and the dawn goddess Eos. She drives her moon chariot across the heavens. Several lovers are attributed to her in various myths, including Zeus, Pan, her brother Helios and the mortal Endymion. In post-classical times, Selene was often identified with Artemis, much as her brother, Helios, was identified with Apollo. Selene and Artemis were also associated with Hecate and

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Selene is the ancient Greek goddess who personified the Moon and was believed to drive her chariot across the night sky. She matters to understanding Greek mythology and religion because she was a significant divine figure whose stories—including her famous love for the mortal Endymion—shaped how the ancient Greeks explained celestial phenomena and explored themes of desire and immortality.

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Deity.type: Greek
Deity.name: Selene
Deity.image: Brygos Painter 370 10 Selene - gigantomachy (03).jpg
Deity.image_upright: 1.2
Deity.god_of: Personification of the Moon
Deity.script_name: Greek
Deity.script: Σελήνη
Deity.caption: Earliest known depiction of Selene in a chariot. It is said that the work portrays the Moon's ascension as the Giants are beaten in the Gigantomachy. Attic red-figure kylix, c. 490–480 BC, by the Brygos Painter.
Deity.abode: Sky
Deity.other_names: Mene (Μήνη)
Deity.animals: Horse, bull, mule
Deity.planet: Moon
Deity.symbol: Crescent, chariot, torch, billowing cloak, bull, moon
Deity.consort: Endymion, Zeus
Deity.parents: Hyperion and Theia
Deity.siblings: Helios and Eos
Deity.children: Fifty daughters, Narcissus, Pandia, Ersa, Horae, Musaeus
Deity.Roman_equivalent: Luna