Also called Mene, Phoebe, Selene of the long wings.
Their story
Selene is the sister of Helios and Eos, the sun and the dawn. She fell in love with the shepherd Endymion, and in one version Zeus granted him eternal sleep, so that he never aged and she could visit him each night in his cave on Mount Latmos.
Their day
Monday. Monday is the day of the Moon, and Selene is the moon itself.
Best times to give to them
- the full moon
- the Noumenia, the first sight of the new crescent
- Mondays
- moonrise
What they like being given
- milk
- honey
- round white cakes
- white flowers
- myrrh or frankincense
How to honour them
- Step outside at the full moon, greet Selene and offer a little milk or honey.
- Keep a moon diary and note how the month turns.
- Leave a bowl of water on the windowsill under the full moon in her honour.
- Offer her thanks before sleep for rest and good dreams.
How they can help you
- sleep and dreams
- working with cycles and rhythms
- romance and longing
- reflection and calm
Symbols
- crescent moon
- silver chariot
- white horses or oxen
- veil
- torch
Festivals
- Noumenia Monthly, on the first day of the lunar month when the first thin crescent is seen; the date here is only a typical example
More Greek goddesses
- Hera Queen of heaven and guardian of marriage
- Athena Grey-eyed goddess of wisdom and craft
- Artemis Lady of wild things and the hunt
- Aphrodite Foam-born goddess of love and beauty
- Hestia Goddess of the hearth and the home fire
- Demeter Mother of the grain and the harvest
- Persephone Queen of the underworld and the returning spring
- Hecate Keeper of crossroads and keys