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selene
UK /sɪˈliːni/ US /səˈlini/
name 3
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3ADJ.
feminine, main
SELENE + NOUN
egyptian, endymion, goddess, ii
PREP.
from, in
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1
The goddess of the Moon.
Balancing Arria is the union of Selene and Endymion. In the center of the main panel Selene descends from her chariot, whose horses are held by a nymph, to join Endymion, who lies to the right.
In the other, more famous story, the moon goddess Selene fell in love with him^([Endymion]) while he was asleep.
2
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
“Selene, I am going to get you out of bed and sit you in the chair for a minute. I want to put this heavy blanket and sheet on your bed so it will keep your new bedding clean.”
In the opening sequence of the film Underworld (2004), the beautiful vampire assassin Selene, clad in tight black rubber and leather, is perched beside gargoyles on top of a soaring Gothic tower.
3
The Moon.
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Balancing Arria is the union of Selene and Endymion. In the center of the main panel Selene descends from her chariot, whose horses are held by a nymph, to join Endymion, who lies to the right.
Wiktionary02
In the other, more famous story, the moon goddess Selene fell in love with him^([Endymion]) while he was asleep.
Wiktionary03
This fragmentary front panel of a sarcophagus preserves two episodes from the story of Endymion and Selene. Selene, goddess of the moon, fell in love with Endymion, a beautiful young mortal.
Wiktionary04
Selene is the goddess of the moon.
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"Cleopatra Selene II was Egyptian." "You're a liar! She was Kabyle!!!"
Tatoeba · #878147406
For the Greeks, the moon is feminine: Selene, the goddess of the moon, while the sun is masculine: Helios, the god of the sun.
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