Selene

[ si-lee-nee ]

/ sɪˈli ni /

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noun

the Greek goddess of the moon.Compare Thyone.

Also Se·le·na. a female given name.

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Origin of Selene

From the Greek word Selḗnē the moon

Words nearby Selene

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How to use Selene in a sentence

We will transfer the twins, Helios and Selene, the sun and the moon, from heaven to earth; they must become mortals—Greeks.
Cleopatra, Complete|Georg Ebers
Wait till Orion thunders overhead and Selene, crowned with the crescent moon, drives up the zenith in her white-horsed chariot.
Day and Night Stories|Algernon Blackwood
Great Artemis guarded their flocks by night; Selene kissed in love the eyes of those who slept.
Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5)|John Ruskin
The natives of this country represented Bendis as a female; and supposed her to be the same as Selene, or the moon.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.|Jacob Bryant

Hence Nonnus introduces the former begging of Selene not to envy him this happiness.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.|Jacob Bryant

British Dictionary definitions for Selene

Selene

/ (sɪˈliːnɪ) /

noun

the Greek goddess of the moonRoman counterpart: Luna

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