Selene

[si-lee-nee]

noun

the Greek goddess of the moon.Compare Thyone.

Also Se·le·na. a female given name.

Origin of Selene

From the Greek word Selḗnē the moon

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Historical Examples of selene

Wherever Selene peeped she saw faces, and they all wore an expression of grief.
Melomaniacs
James Huneker
With a gesture of despair he turned to leave the room but Selene detained him.
Melomaniacs
James Huneker
Belle showed signs of fatigue, so Selene made her comfortable on the divan.
Melomaniacs
James Huneker
Belle sat down and laughed again, and this time Selene joined in.
Melomaniacs
James Huneker
On this point he solemnly assured himself as he knocked at Selene's door.
Melomaniacs
James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for selene

Selene

noun

the Greek goddess of the moonRoman counterpart: Luna

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Word Origin and History for selene

Selene

moon goddess, equivalent of Latin Luna, from Greek selene "the moon; name of the moon goddess," related to selas "light, brightness, bright flame, flash of an eye," from PIE root *swel- (2) "to shine, beam" (cf. Sanskrit svargah "heaven," Lithuanian svilti "to singe," Old English swelan "to be burnt up," Middle Low German swelan "to smolder"); related to swelter, sultry. Related: Selenian "of or pertaining to the moon as a world," 1660s.