Selene

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Selene was the goddess of the moon. She faded so now the goddess Artemis takes her place. Selene is the daughter of Hyperion and Theia and the sister of Helios and Eos. She pulled the moon across the sky with a silvery chariot pulled by two milk white horses. She is described as being a beautiful women with a pale face. She was the first moon goddess.

[edit] Love Affairs
Selene was far different from Artemis, who replaced her, as she was a large flirt, taking on several different lovers.

One day while pulling the moon, she spotted a shepherd, Endymion, and fell in love. She put him into eternal sleep so he may never grow old or die, and they had fifty daughters. The daughters ruled over each month that separates the Olympic games, since they happen every fifty months.

She bore Zeus a daughter, Pandia, the shining full moon. Some stories also state she was the mother of the Nemian Lion with Zeus.

She also may have had a relationship with the great nature god Pan, who deceived her by wrapping himself in sheepskin and offered her a ride on his back. While they were airborne, he attacked her.

[edit] Powers
She presumably has the same powers that Artemis has over the moon.

[edit] Popular Culture
The study of the moon is called Selenology, after Selene.

Her story is the basis of the Sailor Moon Comics.