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Selene, Greek goddess of the moon, in a flying chariot drawn by two white horses. She and her brother Helius, the god of the sun, often frame mythical scenes, giving an indication of the passage of time. Because both the Sun and Moon affect the temperature of the air, pestilential diseases and death are attributed to them. Rare Books
In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Selene (/ s ɪ ˈ l iː n iː /; Ancient Greek: Σελήνη pronounced [selɛ̌ːnɛː] seh-LEH-neh, meaning "Moon") [2] 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 ...
Artemis is the ancient Greek goddess of the hunt, wilderness, wild animals, chastity, and occasionally the Moon due to being mistaken for Selene. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto and the twin sister of Apollo . [ 33 ]
Selene and Endymion, by Sebastiano Ricci (1713), Chiswick House, England. Apollonius of Rhodes [5] (3rd century BC) is one of the many poets [6] who tell how Selene, the Titan goddess of the Moon, [b] loved the mortal Endymion.
Luna and Selene of Roman and Greek mythology, respectively, are shown driving two-horse chariots often in art. [18] De Grummond has also suggested that since Śuri is a solar god and his consort is Catha, it would make logical sense for his partner to be lunar as opposed to another solar divinity. [19]
Articles relating to the goddess Selene and her depictions. She is the Greek Moon goddess. She is the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia, and sister of the sun god Helios and the dawn goddess Eos. In late accounts, Selene (like the moon itself) is often described as having horns.
In one version of the ending of Odysseus's tale, he is changed into a horse by his patron-goddess Athena. Pentheus: Bull: Dionysus Dionysus transformed Pentheus the king of Thebes into a bull at the request of his nurses, who then, now transformed into leopards by the god, to attack him and tear him apart. [a] [27] Phalanx ("spider") Spider: Athena
The moon goddess, Selene, was also commonly described as "horned", respresenting the crescent moon, and associated with the bull. In Orphism, Zagreus, an equivalent of Dionysus, was described as "bull-faced"; possibly influencing Dionysus' epithet Tauros ("bull") and depictions of him with horns, as attested by Plutarch.