Selene was an early goddess of the Moon. She drove a silver chariot pulled by silver horses. She is most
known for her affair with Endymion, king of Elis.
In Mythology
One night, while she was driving over Elis, she saw him sleeping in his bedroom. She instantly fell in love. Instead of granting him direct immortality, she granted him eternal sleep. This way, he would stay forever youthful.
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Titans | |
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Parents | Ouranós • Gaîa |
Elder Titans | Coeus • Crius • Cronus • Hyperion • Iapetus • Oceanus |
Elder Titanesses | Dione • Mnemosyne • Phoebe • Theia • Rhea • Themis • Tethys |
Coeonides | Asteria • Leto |
Crionides | Astraeus • Pallas • Perses |
Hyperionides | Eos • Hḗlios • Selene |
Iapetonides | Atlas • Epimetheus • Menoetius • Prometheus |
Oceanides | Potamoi • Rhode • Styx |
Others | Anemoi • Astra Planeta • Kratos • Eurynome • Hecate • Lelantos • Melisseus • Metis • Nike • Ophion |
Topics | Overthrowing of Ouranós • Titanomachy |