Selene the moon goddess biography sample

Selene, one of the younger generation of Titans, was also the Greek goddess of the moon. Not only was she the goddess of the moon, but she was considered a personification of the moon itself and that was how she was portrayed by many of the old poets and writers.

Worshiped as one of the important celestial lights of the heavens, Selene was also reputedly revered as a deity of agriculture and fertility.

Her name is linked with those of various other goddesses, such as Artemis and Hecate, who are also associated with the moon.

Who Was Selene?

Selene was one of the daughters of the Titan gods Hyperion and Theia and the sister of the sun god Helios and the goddess of the dawn Eos.

Even though she, along with her siblings, was a Titan goddess because of her parentage, the three of them became quite central to the Greek pantheon and were accepted as Greek gods themselves after the fall of the great Titans. This was common for many of the younger generation Titans who did not fight alon