Selene

The Goddess of the Moon

Domain: Moon & Night
Alignment: Neutral Good
Element: Air
Relics of Power: Crescent Diadem

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The People

People

Ancient Greeks

Region

Greece & the Mediterranean

Period

8th c. BC – 4th c. AD

The Olympian gods were worshipped by the city-states of ancient Greece, from Athens to Sparta, which raised them temples such as the Parthenon. Reigning atop Mount Olympus, they presided over every aspect of life and were celebrated in festivals like the Olympic Games. Homer and Hesiod fixed their myths, which shaped all of Western culture.

The Olympic Games were held every four years in honor of Zeus, and the Panathenaea celebrated Athena in Athens. The Eleusinian Mysteries initiated the faithful into the secrets of Demeter and Persephone, while crowds consulted Apollo's oracle at Delphi.

The Sacred Scrolls

Titaness personification of the moon, Selene crosses the night sky in her silver chariot after her brother Helios withdraws. Crowned by a luminous crescent, she gently lights the world while mortals sleep. Her melancholy light is bound to love, dreams, and the passage of time. As The Goddess of the Moon, this deity occupies a position of supreme prestige in the olimpianos pantheon. Their domains over Moon & Night reflect ancestral cosmic order maintained across millennia. In classical iconography, they are depicted with an aura of unshakeable majesty and sacred attributes that inspired reverence in emperors and peasants alike. Their influence extended beyond earthly boundaries, governing fates and harmony between the visible and invisible worlds. For ancient devotees, contemplating their essence was to understand the very fundamental forces of nature and human existence.

Sacred Symbols

Lunar crescent, silver chariot, torch and the starry veil

Divine Lineage

Daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia; sister of Helios and Eos.

The Legendary Myth

She fell in love with the beautiful mortal shepherd Endymion and begged Zeus to preserve him forever. Zeus granted him eternal sleep, keeping him young and unchanging in a cave.

Legends & Deeds

A celebrated secondary legend preserved in the oral traditions of the olimpianos recounts the journey when Selene intervened directly in the lives of mortals.