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Selene

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Se·le·ne  (s-ln)
n. Greek Mythology
The goddess of the moon.
Selene [sɪˈliːnɪ]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) the Greek goddess of the moon Roman counterpart Luna
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Noun1.SeleneSelene - (Greek mythology) goddess of the Moon in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Luna
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
2.Selene - a genus of Carangidae
genus Selene
fish genus - any of various genus of fish
Carangidae, family Carangidae - large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas


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They drank to the earth and to her satellite, to the Gun Club, the Union, the Moon, Diana, Phoebe, Selene, the "peaceful courier of the night
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
He fell asleep upon the hill of Latmus, and while he slept Selene came to him and kissed him.
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371-374) And Theia was subject in love to Hyperion and bare great Helius (Sun) and clear Selene (Moon) and Eos (Dawn) who shines upon all that are on earth and upon the deathless Gods who live in the wide heaven.
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