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| − | '''Selene''' was the Titan-goddess of the moon in ancient Greek mythology. She was a daughter of [[Hyperion]] and [[Theia]] who rode through the sky at night in a chariot drawn by winged horses. She fell in love with a shepherd prince called Endymion. Having learned from her sister [[Eos]] not to ask for immortality for her lover, she asked Zeus to grant him eternal youth but in a state of eternal sleep so that he would never leave her. He was placed in a cave near the peak of Mount Latmos in Lydia and Eos descended to consort with him in the night. | + | '''Selene''' was the [[Titan]]-goddess of the moon in ancient [[Greek mythology]]. She was a daughter of [[Hyperion]] and [[Theia]] who rode through the sky at night in a chariot drawn by winged horses. She fell in love with a shepherd prince called [[Endymion]]. Having learned from her sister [[Eos]] not to ask for immortality for her lover, she asked [[Zeus]] to grant him eternal youth but in a state of eternal sleep so that he would never leave her. He was placed in a cave near the peak of Mount Latmos in Lydia and Eos descended to consort with him in the night. |
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Latest revision as of 18:37, July 28, 2007
Selene was the Titan-goddess of the moon in ancient Greek mythology. She was a daughter of Hyperion and Theia who rode through the sky at night in a chariot drawn by winged horses. She fell in love with a shepherd prince called Endymion. Having learned from her sister Eos not to ask for immortality for her lover, she asked Zeus to grant him eternal youth but in a state of eternal sleep so that he would never leave her. He was placed in a cave near the peak of Mount Latmos in Lydia and Eos descended to consort with him in the night.
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