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πŸ‘€ Selene

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  • Alternative name
    πŸ‘€ Pasiphae (alt. Selene)
    Information
    personification of the moon
    Personification of
    ⭐ the Moon
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131585
    PALP
    http://palp.art/browse/luna
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/5702
    LIMC headword
    Selene, Luna
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/h0YaojSxT1K5IqLB5JVYAg7 https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/QW4Xdu9cTv=njyN=2QlHtQ_
    Gender
    Female
    Identified with
    πŸ‘€ Astarte Eastern goddessπŸ‘€ Isis Egyptian goddess
    Appearance and powers
    Can metamorphose othersCreates living beings
    Death
    Dies by suicideDeath is narrated
    In the historical period
    Claimed as an ancestor
    Daughter of
    πŸ‘€ Hyperion (Titan) TitanπŸ‘€ Theia TitanπŸ‘€ Pallas (f. of Selene) father of SeleneπŸ‘€ Euryphaessa wife of HyperionπŸ‘€ Cybele (goddess) 'Mother of the Gods'
    Mother of
    πŸ‘₯ the Daughters of Selene and EndymionπŸ‘€ Pandia daughter of SeleneπŸ‘€ Mousaios Athenian poet and prophet
    Has children with
    πŸ‘€ Endymion son of Aethlios, beloved of SeleneπŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god
    Eponym of
    🌍 Mount Selenaion (alt. Apesantos) alternative name for Mount Apesantos in Ps-Plutarch
    Creates
    πŸ‘€ the Nemean Lion invulnerable lion
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Eos personification of the dawnπŸ‘€ Hyperion (Titan) TitanπŸ‘€ Theia TitanπŸ‘€ Helios personification of the sunπŸ‘€ Athena Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Ge personification of EarthπŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian godπŸ‘₯ the GiantsπŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek heroπŸ‘€ Endymion son of Aethlios, beloved of SeleneπŸ‘€ Pasiphae (alt. Selene) alternative name for SeleneπŸ‘₯ the Daughters of Selene and EndymionπŸ‘€ Pallas (f. of Selene) father of SeleneπŸ‘€ Pandia daughter of SeleneπŸ‘€ Euryphaessa wife of Hyperion🌍 River Oceanos (unlocatable) river encircling the worldπŸ‘€ Alcmene mother of HeraclesπŸ‘€ Hermes Olympian godπŸ‘€ Hypnos personification of sleep🌍 Caria (Asia Minor) region in Asia MinorπŸ‘€ Eros personification of loveπŸ‘€ Myia lover of Endymion, transformed into a fly in story in LucianπŸ‘€ Astarte Eastern goddessπŸ‘€ Aphrodite Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Artemis Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Hera Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Rhea TitanπŸ‘₯ the Moirai the FatesπŸ‘€ Nemesis personification of retribution🌍 Macedonia (N. Greece) region in Northern GreeceπŸ‘€ Mousaios (Athenian) Athenian poet and prophetπŸ‘€ the Nemean Lion invulnerable lionπŸ‘€ Iris personification of the rainbow, messenger of the gods🌍 Mount Apesantos (Argolid) mountain in the Argolid🌍 Mount Selenaion (alt. Apesantos) alternative name for Mount Apesantos in Ps-PlutarchπŸ‘€ Lilaios character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers🌍 Mount Lilaion (India) location in Ps-Plutarch's On RiversπŸ‘€ Isis Egyptian goddessπŸ‘€ Cybele (goddess) 'Mother of the Gods'⭐ the Moon🌍 Mount Latmos (Caria) mountain in CariaπŸ‘€ Persephone daughter of DemeterπŸ‘€ Pan (god) god of flocks, of varying parentage🌍 Arcadia region in the PeloponneseπŸ‘€ Selene personification of the moon
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.2.2πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.6.1πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.7.5πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 371-374πŸ“– Pausanias 3.26.1πŸ“– Pausanias 5.1.4πŸ“– Pausanias 5.11.8πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 4 to Hermes 97-100πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 32 to Selene 1-20πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 31 to Helios 1-15aπŸ“– Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories 38πŸ“– Exerpta Vaticana 12πŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 14.1-2 MacLeodπŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 19.1 MacLeodπŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 20.1 MacLeodπŸ“– Lucian, On Sacrifices 7πŸ“– Lucian, The Fly 10πŸ“– Lucian, Icaromenippus 20πŸ“– Lucian, A True Story 1.11πŸ“– Lucian, The Double Indictment 1πŸ“– Lucian, On the Syrian Goddess 4πŸ“– Lucian, On the Syrian Goddess 31-32πŸ“– Lucian, Alexander the False Prophet 35πŸ“– Lucian, Alexander the False Prophet 39πŸ“– Ion of Chios, Elegiacs fr. 30AπŸ“– Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 18πŸ“– Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 25πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 1.11.1-1.11.4πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 3.57.1-3.57.8πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 5.67.1-5.67.5πŸ“– Pomponius Mela 1.86πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.201-2.271πŸ“– Servius, Scholia on Georgics 1.39πŸ“– Ovid, Amores 1.13πŸ“– Vergil, Georgics 3.384-3.393πŸ“– Lucian, Parliament of the Gods 8πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 2.43πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 15πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 18
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHesiod, TheogonyPausanias Homeric Hymn 4 to Hermes Homeric Hymn 32 to Selene Homeric Hymn 31 to HeliosHeracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories Exerpta VaticanaLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucian, On SacrificesLucian, The FlyLucian, IcaromenippusLucian, A True StoryLucian, The Double IndictmentLucian, On the Syrian GoddessLucian, Alexander the False ProphetIon of Chios, ElegiacsPs-Plutarch, On RiversDiodoros, LibraryPomponius MelaOvid, MetamorphosesServius, Scholia on GeorgicsOvid, AmoresVergil, GeorgicsLucian, Parliament of the GodsPliny, Natural HistoryOvid, Heroides
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Dionysios ScytobrachionVergil, Georgics
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 6 RustenπŸ“– Vergil, Georgics 1.1-1.42
    Depictions
    🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Centenario IX 8, 3.7, Pompeii (PALP r9-i8-p3-space-42)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling I 2, 17, Pompeii (PALP r1-i2-p17-space-e)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Citarista I 4, 5.25, Pompeii (MANN 9557; PALP r1-i4-p5-space-37)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Dioscuri VI 9, 6.7, Pompeii (MANN 9104, 9110; PALP r6-i9-p6-space-42)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Forno a Riverbero VII 4, 29, Pompeii (PALP r7-i4-p29-space-9)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling IX 7, 16, Pompeii (LIMC Achilleus 535; PALP r9-i7-p16-space-b)🎨 Wall Paintings from Complex I 14, 5, Pompeii (PALP r1-i14-p5-space-2)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Postumii VIII 4, 4.49, Pompeii (PALP r8-i4-p4-space-10)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling VIII 4, 34, Pompeii (PALP r8-i4-p34-space-5)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dell’Ara Massima VI 16, 15.17, Pompeii (PALP r6-i16-p15-space-g)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Ganimede VII 13, 4.17-18, Pompeii (PALP r7-i13-p4-space-g)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling IX 2, 10, Pompeii (MANN 9246, 9386, 9533; PALP r9-i2-p10-space-d)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Sacello Iliaco I 6, 4, Pompeii (PALP r1-i6-p4-space-e)🎨 Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Met 24.97.13)🎨 Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Met 47.100.4a-b; ASR XII. 2, no. 80, pl. 68, 1f.; 69-73)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Dioscuri VI 9, 6.7, Pompeii (MANN 9240; PALP r6-i9-p6-space-38)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Sirico VII 1, 25.47, Pompeii (MANN 8994; PALP r7-i1-p25-space-34)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di T. Dentatius Panthera IX 2, 16, Pompeii (PALP r9-i2-p16-space-b)🎨 Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Capitoline 325; ASR XII. 2, no. 27, pl. 26, 1; 30, 1f.; 32 1f.; 67, 1f.)🎨 Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Louvre MA 1335; ASR XII. 2, no. 72, pl. 86, 1; 88, 1f.; 89, 1-3; 94, 1-4; 113, 2f)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling I 3, 3, Pompeii (PALP r1-i3-p3-space-e)🎨 Boiotian Red-Figure Bell Krater attributed to the Painter of the Judgement of Paris (NAM 1383)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di L. Cornelius Diadumenus VII 12, 26, Pompeii (MANN 111437, 111441; PALP r7-i12-p26-space-h)πŸ›οΈ the Temple of the Syrian Goddess at Hierapolis (Syria) temple variously associated with Atagartis, Hera, and Rhea
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Bronze Statues of Pasiphae and Helios from the Sanctuary of Ino near Oitylos (Not Extant)🎨 Cult Statue of Zeus at Olympia by Pheidias (LIMC Zeus 89)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Thalamai (Laconia/Messenia) city on the Laconian-Messenian border🌍 the Land of the Atlantians mythical territory on the Atlantic coast of Africa
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