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
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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”.
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It all started with Uranus and Gaea. They were the first God and Goddess. Gaea is the Goddess of the Earth. Uranus is the God of sky. Another name that refer to Gaea is Mother Earth. Uranus and Gaea First children are called the titans. They had 6 titans, which are boys. They also had 6 titanesses, which are girls. The titan had ridiculous amount of strength. One of the titans was named Cronus. Uranus and Gaea had 3 cyclops children. There names were Lightning, Thunder,and Thunderbolt. The cyclopes are strong smiths. Then Uranus and Gaea had a 3 generation of kids, which were 3 sons. They had 50 heads & 100 strong arms. Uranus put the cyclops and 3rd generation of children into Tartarus. Gaea told her Titan kids to help her and kill Uranus for sending there other kids into Tartarus. Gaea told her children, who ever chooses to kill there father get the title lord of the universe and also free his siblings. Cronus said he would, but his father fled before he got the chance.
Although the origin story of Helios is unclear, it is evident who his parents were. The parents of Helios were Hyperion and Theia. Helios’ father was Hyperion, the Titan god of heavenly light. Theia, who was Hyperion’s wife, was the Titan goddess of sight and the shining ether of the blue sky. Helios was created from the celestial union of his parents. Helios had two sisters, Selene (the goddess of the moon) and Eos (the goddess of dawn).
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Both Kojiki and Greek mythologies describe common belief in the creation of the world, in which gods give birth to another to form the world. In Kojiki, two of the seven gods who came into existence, Izanagi and Izanami give birth to many nature deities, creating the world. But because Izanami gives birth to too many deities, she dies while giving birth to the fire deity. In result of her death, enraged Izanagi kills the fire deity. In contrast, Greek myth describes the creation of the world with the four gods who came to existences, Gaea (earth) Chaos, Tartarus (Hell), and then Eros. Gaea asexually gives birth to Uranus (Sky) and marries her son. She then bears three types of gods; the Titans, the Cyclopes, and the Hecathonchires. However, Uranus repels at the monstrous creatures and sends Cyclopes and Hecatonchires down to Tartarus (Hell). Frustrated by Uranus’s action, Gaea forges the first sickle, gives it to her youngest son Cronos, and have him punish his father, Uranus. Once Uranus returns to make love to Gaea, Cronos emasculates him. Here we see the similarities in the creation of the world by birth and death of God by the hands of another god with fury.
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