Selene

[ si-lee-nee ]

noun

1. the Greek goddess of the moon. Compare Thyone.
2. Also Se·lena. a female given name.

Selene

/ sɪˈliːnɪ /

noun

1. the Greek goddess of the moon Roman counterpartLuna

Word History and Origins

Origin of Selene¹

From the Greek word Selḗnē the moon

Example Sentences

We will transfer the twins, Helios and Selene, the sun and the moon, from heaven to earth; they must become mortals—Greeks.

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Wait till Orion thunders overhead and Selene, crowned with the crescent moon, drives up the zenith in her white-horsed chariot.

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Great Artemis guarded their flocks by night; Selene kissed in love the eyes of those who slept.

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The natives of this country represented Bendis as a female; and supposed her to be the same as Selene, or the moon.

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Hence Nonnus introduces the former begging of Selene not to envy him this happiness.

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