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Selene
Goddess and embodiment of the Moon
Roman Name: Luna
Lover of Endymion, a mortal. Having learned that loving a mortal can only result in heartbreak when he grows old and dies, she begs Zeus to grant him eternal youth . . . and eternal slumber. (see relief below)
Note: While Artemis has dominion over the Moon, Selene is the Moon incarnate. The Greek goddess Selene is pronounced "Seh-lee-nee" while Selene DiSilva, protagonist of The Immortals, pronounces her name "Celine."
Sarcophagus with the myth of Selene and Endymion
Roman, early 3rd century AD
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Selene, Vatican Museum, Rome
JORDANNA MAX BRODSKY
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