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Selene was an archaic lunar deity and the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. [1] Her equivalent in ancient Roman religion and myth is Luna , Latin for "moon." The etymology of Selene is uncertain, but if the word is of Greek origin, it is likely connected to the word selas (σέλας), meaning "brightness".
Selene is the Greek proper name for the Moon, [157] and 580 Selene, a minor planet in the asteroid belt, is also named after this goddess. [158] Scientific study of the Moon, particularly lunar geology, is sometimes referred to as selenology, and its practitioners selenologists, to distinguish from Earth-based study.
Selena (/ s ə ˈ l iː n ə /) is a feminine given name, a probable variant of Selene, the goddess and personification of the Moon in Greek mythology and religion. [1] People with the name include: Selena (Selena Quintanilla-Pérez; 1971–1995), Mexican-American singer; Selena (Dutch singer) (Sabina Brons-Quack; born 1965), Dutch singer
Selina (/ s ə ˈ l iː n ə /) is a feminine given name, considered either a variant of Selene, the goddess and personification of the Moon in Greek mythology and religion, or a spelling variation of the name Celina, which is derived from the Roman name Cecilia, referring to a woman from the Caecilia gens.
Apostolos Athanassakis and Benjamin Wolkow speculate that Selene's name, which is derived from the word σέλας (selas, "light") and thus means "luminous one", might have originally developed as a euphemism, before becoming the Moon and its goddess's proper name. [2]
Theia's mythological role as the mother of the Moon goddess Selene is alluded to in the application of the name to a hypothetical planet that, according to the giant impact hypothesis, collided with the Earth and created the Moon, paralleling the mythological Theia's role as the mother of Selene. [17] Theia's alternate name Euryphaessa has been ...
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His name is also Latinized as Helius, and he is often given the epithets Hyperion ("the one above") and Phaethon ("the shining"). [a] Helios is often depicted in art with a radiant crown and driving a horse-drawn chariot through the sky. He was a guardian of oaths and also the god of sight.