Selene
Pronunciation Proper noun
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Pronunciation Proper noun
- (Greek god) The goddess of the Moon.
- 1999, Mark P. O. Morford, Robert J. Lenardon, Classical Mythology, page 43 ↗,
- Balancing Arria is the union of Selene and Endymion. In the center of the main panel Selene descends from her chariot, whose horses are held by a nymph, to join Endymion, who lies to the right.
- 2005, Marshall Cavendish Corporation, Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology, Volume 4, page 473 ↗,
- In the other, more famous story, the moon goddess Selene fell in love with him[Endymion] while he was asleep.
- 2010, J. Paul Getty Trust, Kenneth Lapatin, Karol Wight (editors), The J. Paul Getty Museum Handbook of the Antiquities Collection, 2nd Edition, page 169 ↗,
- This fragmentary front panel of a sarcophagus preserves two episodes from the story of Endymion and Selene. Selene, goddess of the moon, fell in love with Endymion, a beautiful young mortal.
- 1999, Mark P. O. Morford, Robert J. Lenardon, Classical Mythology, page 43 ↗,
- A female given name.
- 2012, Johan Höglund, 10: Militarizing the Vampire: Underworld and the Desire of the Military Entertainment Complex, Tabish Khair, Johan Höglund (editors), Transnational and Postcolonial Vampires: Dark Blood, page 173 ↗,
- In the opening sequence of the film Underworld (2004), the beautiful vampire assassin Selene, clad in tight black rubber and leather, is perched beside gargoyles on top of a soaring Gothic tower.
- 2013, Arnold E. van Beverhoudt, Jr., Island Boy: My Life on the Rock, page 157 ↗,
- We also made arrangements with my sister Marion and brother-in-law Richard for Selene to stay with them over long school holidays, like Thanksgiving and Easter, when the campus would be closed for a few days.
- 2012, Johan Höglund, 10: Militarizing the Vampire: Underworld and the Desire of the Military Entertainment Complex, Tabish Khair, Johan Höglund (editors), Transnational and Postcolonial Vampires: Dark Blood, page 173 ↗,
- (poetic) The Moon.
- Italian: Selene, Selena, Selenia
- Russian: Селе́на
- Spanish: Selene, Selena
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