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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 (MEH-neh), she is traditionally the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia, and sister of the sun god Helios and ...
Semele (/ ˈ s ɛ m ɪ l i /; Ancient Greek: Σεμέλη, romanized: Semélē), or Thyone (/ ˈ θ aɪ ə n i /; Ancient Greek: Θυώνη, romanized: Thyṓnē) in Greek mythology, was the youngest daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, and the mother [1] of Dionysus by Zeus in one of his many origin myths.
In Greek literature, Eos is presented as a daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia, the sister of the sun god Helios and the moon goddess Selene. In rarer traditions, she is the daughter of the Titan Pallas. Each day she drives her two-horse chariot, heralding the breaking of the new day and her brother's arrival.
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.
From the Homeric Hymn to Selene, we have: "Once the Son of Cronos [Zeus] was joined with her [Selene] in love; and she conceived and bare a daughter Pandia, exceeding lovely amongst the deathless gods." [3] An Athenian tradition perhaps made Pandia the wife of Antiochus, the eponymous hero of Antiochis, one of the ten Athenian tribes . [4]
William Smith writes of Mene as "a goddess presiding over the months". [5] 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]
Diana in Greek mythology is the goddess associated with hunting, the Moon and chastity, often depicted while hunting, or bathing after the hunt, accompanied by nymphs. Solimena chose to paint Diana's unrequited love towards the young and handsome shepherd; the painting is an allegory of Platonic love. Endymion used to go to sleep on the ...
False Greek mythology Who? Into what? By whom? Notes Image Ref. Acantha ("thorn") Acanthus: Unclear Acantha was a nymph who supposedly ran away from Apollo's amorous advances and was turned into an acanthus plant, scratching his face when he tried to catch her. This story however is not found in any ancient writer. [39] [40] Amethyste ("non ...