Selene

Culture: Ancient Greek   Domain: The moon

Selene, a Titan goddess, personifies the moon itself and drives it across the night sky in a chariot. Her best-known myth is her love for the mortal Endymion, granted eternal youth in eternal sleep so she could visit him nightly; she is often invoked alongside Hecate and Artemis as one aspect of a lunar triad in later syncretic practice.

Associations

The moon, especially the full moon, nighttime illumination, steady cycles.

Ways people honor her (modern)

• Charge water or tools under a full moon in her name
• Keep a nightly or monthly journal tied to the lunar cycle
• Read the myth of Endymion for her most personal story
• Distinguish her (the moon itself) from Artemis (goddess associated with, but not identical to, the moon) in older sources

Approach any deity with respect and do your own research. Practices vary widely between traditions, and modern devotional practice often goes beyond what survives in ancient sources.