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Selene
Goddess of the Moon, Titan
Ms. Gale, Per. 1
STORY
At the very beginning of creation, there were to primordial deities: Uranus, the sky, and Gaia, the earth. From these two, twelve titans were born. The titans then went on to birth their own offspring. Selene was born to the two titans Hyperion and Theia. Hyperion was the god of heavenly light while Theia was the goddess of sight and wide-shining light, the combination of these created a goddess to light the night sky.
In the myth, it is said that every night she drove her great chariot across the sky to light up the moon. Selene is used to represent the phases of the moon so each month there is a day or two where she disappears.
The main myth that Selene is involved in is the myth of her and her lover Endymion. There are two different versions of this …show more content…

Hyperion and Theia themselves were descended from Gaia and Uranus, the two primordial deities. They also gave birth to two other gods, Helios, the sun, and Eos, the dawn. Her main spouse is said to be Endymion, a handsome mortal with whom she had 50 kids.
INTERESTING FACTS
Selene has an element in the Periodic Table whose name was stemmed from hers. This element is Selenium (Se) with an atomic number of 34. It was given its name because the element has a metallic gray look, similar to the moon. Selenium is also used as a dietary supplement.
She also has a mineral named after her: Selenite. Selenite is a form of gypsum with an appearance of a white translucent crystal. Selenite can be used in window panes, but is mainly seen in jewelry.
The name Selena is actually the Latinized version stemmed from Selene’s name, often meaning “moon” or “moon goddess”.
SELENE was the second Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft launched on September 14, 2007. The craft spent a year and eight months orbiting the Moon before it was instructed to land on the lunar surface near the crater Gill on June 10,

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