Facts about Selene, Greek Moon Goddess

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   Roman mythology identified Selene with the goddess Luna, who was worshipped with a temple on the Aventine Hill in Rome.

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   The parents of Selene are the Titans Hyperion and Theia, making her part of the second generation of divine beings in Greek cosmology.

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   Ancient Greeks depicted Selene driving a silver chariot pulled by white horses or oxen across the night sky.

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   Selene's most celebrated myth involves her falling in love with the mortal shepherd Endymion, whom she visited each night as he slept eternally on Mount Latmos.

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   In Greek mythology, Selene is the Titan goddess of the moon and the sister of Helios, the sun god, and Eos, the goddess of the dawn.

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