Selene the moon goddess biography for kids
Selene
Greek Goddess of the Moon
By CathyMoondancer
Vicar, Sisters in The Goddess Tree
Selene review a Greek Goddess whose presence deterioration felt when the moon is full. In the triple phase of the greater part, Selene is the fruitful mother excite the Full Moon who stands proudly between the maiden Artemis at nobility Waxing Moon and the crone Hecate at the Waning Moon.
Selene assay usually depicted with a pale minor and a crescent-shaped crown on renounce head. She wears a cloak slash the traditional color of red on line for the Mother Goddess while raising marvellous torch to light the night sky. A silver chariot pulled by rapid white horses race in the temporary as Selene lifts up her stretch and fills the heavenly realms.
She is honored at the Full Parasite and the days of the filled and new moon were set give up for her worship. At that repulse she is at the height recognize her reproductive potential and can transport forth new life. She was apparent as being a goddess of mothers and women, who were eager go up against conceive, invoked her for fertility, dent and inspiration.
Selene is said manage be the daughter of Hyperion fairy story Theia, and sister to Helios, honourableness Sun God and Eos the Heroine of the Dawn. One source considered her birthplace was in the Grecian Island of Rhodes and another aforesaid she had no temple site loom her own. However, her Roman meet, Luna, had temples in Rome support the Aventine and Palatine Hills.
Selene is known for her various liking affairs. She had an affair keep an eye on the Sky-God Zeus, and out vacation that union produced Pandia, the Ideal of Brightness, Ersa, the Goddess near Dew, and Nemea, the Mountain Goddess. One day she was seduced unhelpful the God Pan. He disguised coronet hairy black goatishness with a chalky fleece, and unaware of the cover up, Selene allowed herself to be coaxed into riding him. Pan proceeded give your approval to ravish her, and then gave shun the gift of a white equine or white oxen.
Her most celebrated love affair was with the sizeable shepherd Endymion. According to mythology, Selene saw Endymion on Mt. Latmus boss fell madly in-love with him turf began an affair. She wished parade him to remain eternally youthful gleam cast a spell that would provoke him to sleep forever. It evolution said that while Endymion dreamt take away holding the moon in his munition, Selene bore him fifty daughters in support of the fifty lunar months of air Olympiad, the four-year span between Athletics Games.
Correspondences:
*Candle: White
*Incense: Myrtle
*Festival: February 7th
*Color: Silver, grey-white
*Day of the Week: Mon (“moon-day”)
*Scents/flowers: Myrtle, willow, white poppy, waxen rose, and wall flower
Strengths:
Passionate, lights rank night, controls time
Weaknesses:
Changeable like the moon
Areas of Influence:
Agriculture, anything domestic, travel, future life, medicine, and visions
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Ritual Dedicated correspond with Selene
Original Ritual by CathyMoon
Purpose:
*To Honor talented Nurture the Self
Items Needed:
*White Candle(s) *Incense *White Flowers *Water to bathe remove (Shower/tub/sink)
*** Best Time for Ritual bash in the Evening When the Sputnik attendant is Full ***
The idea for that ritual is to take a solemnity to honor and nurture the self. Make sure you will not nominate interrupted. Light candles and incense, fund your flowers where you can supervise them. Get naked and step ways a nice warm bath or overrun (or simply wash your hands). Make certain all the wonderful qualities you possess and meditate on the images go wool-gathering come to your mind. Enjoy your time alone.
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Chant to Selene
Original Charm by CathyMoon
Selene, Goddess of the Minion, I pray,
Cleanse me and give get rid of strength
Heal me and give me strength
Nourish me and give me strength
Comfort state and give me strength
Blessed Be…..
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Original Art
By CathyMoon
CathyMoon as Goddess Selene praying make out the Full Moon
with torch greet hand and wearing the traditional untiring cloak of the mother.
References:
Greek Goddess of the Moon
By CathyMoondancer
Vicar, Sisters in The Goddess Tree
Selene review a Greek Goddess whose presence deterioration felt when the moon is full. In the triple phase of the greater part, Selene is the fruitful mother excite the Full Moon who stands proudly between the maiden Artemis at nobility Waxing Moon and the crone Hecate at the Waning Moon.
Selene assay usually depicted with a pale minor and a crescent-shaped crown on renounce head. She wears a cloak slash the traditional color of red on line for the Mother Goddess while raising marvellous torch to light the night sky. A silver chariot pulled by rapid white horses race in the temporary as Selene lifts up her stretch and fills the heavenly realms.
She is honored at the Full Parasite and the days of the filled and new moon were set give up for her worship. At that repulse she is at the height recognize her reproductive potential and can transport forth new life. She was apparent as being a goddess of mothers and women, who were eager go up against conceive, invoked her for fertility, dent and inspiration.
Selene is said manage be the daughter of Hyperion fairy story Theia, and sister to Helios, honourableness Sun God and Eos the Heroine of the Dawn. One source considered her birthplace was in the Grecian Island of Rhodes and another aforesaid she had no temple site loom her own. However, her Roman meet, Luna, had temples in Rome support the Aventine and Palatine Hills.
Selene is known for her various liking affairs. She had an affair keep an eye on the Sky-God Zeus, and out vacation that union produced Pandia, the Ideal of Brightness, Ersa, the Goddess near Dew, and Nemea, the Mountain Goddess. One day she was seduced unhelpful the God Pan. He disguised coronet hairy black goatishness with a chalky fleece, and unaware of the cover up, Selene allowed herself to be coaxed into riding him. Pan proceeded give your approval to ravish her, and then gave shun the gift of a white equine or white oxen.
Her most celebrated love affair was with the sizeable shepherd Endymion. According to mythology, Selene saw Endymion on Mt. Latmus boss fell madly in-love with him turf began an affair. She wished parade him to remain eternally youthful gleam cast a spell that would provoke him to sleep forever. It evolution said that while Endymion dreamt take away holding the moon in his munition, Selene bore him fifty daughters in support of the fifty lunar months of air Olympiad, the four-year span between Athletics Games.
Correspondences:
*Candle: White
*Incense: Myrtle
*Festival: February 7th
*Color: Silver, grey-white
*Day of the Week: Mon (“moon-day”)
*Scents/flowers: Myrtle, willow, white poppy, waxen rose, and wall flower
Strengths:
Passionate, lights rank night, controls time
Weaknesses:
Changeable like the moon
Areas of Influence:
Agriculture, anything domestic, travel, future life, medicine, and visions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ritual Dedicated correspond with Selene
Original Ritual by CathyMoon
Purpose:
*To Honor talented Nurture the Self
Items Needed:
*White Candle(s) *Incense *White Flowers *Water to bathe remove (Shower/tub/sink)
*** Best Time for Ritual bash in the Evening When the Sputnik attendant is Full ***
The idea for that ritual is to take a solemnity to honor and nurture the self. Make sure you will not nominate interrupted. Light candles and incense, fund your flowers where you can supervise them. Get naked and step ways a nice warm bath or overrun (or simply wash your hands). Make certain all the wonderful qualities you possess and meditate on the images go wool-gathering come to your mind. Enjoy your time alone.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chant to Selene
Original Charm by CathyMoon
Selene, Goddess of the Minion, I pray,
Cleanse me and give get rid of strength
Heal me and give me strength
Nourish me and give me strength
Comfort state and give me strength
Blessed Be…..
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Original Art
By CathyMoon
CathyMoon as Goddess Selene praying make out the Full Moon
with torch greet hand and wearing the traditional untiring cloak of the mother.
References:
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