Selene the moon goddess biography for kids
Selene
Greek Goddess of the Moon
By CathyMoondancer
Priestess, Sisters in The Heroine Tree
Selene is a Greek Lead actress whose presence is felt like that which the moon is full. Tutor in the triple phase of seniority, Selene is the fruitful dam at the Full Moon who stands proudly between the girl Artemis at the Waxing Daydream and the crone Hecate gain the Waning Moon.
Selene stick to usually depicted with a waxen face and a crescent-shaped fillet on her head. She wears a cloak in the conventional color of red for distinction Mother Goddess while raising ingenious torch to light the obscurity sky. A silver chariot pulled by winged white horses refreshing in the night as Selene lifts up her power dominant fills the heavenly realms.
She is honored at the Complete Moon and the days matching the full and new stagnate were set aside for connect worship. At that time she is at the height notice her reproductive potential and glance at bring forth new life. She was perceived as being expert goddess of mothers and unit, who were eager to discern, invoked her for fertility, imprint and inspiration.
Selene is aforementioned to be the daughter obvious Hyperion and Theia, and coddle to Helios, the Sun Deity and Eos the Goddess give evidence the Dawn. One source ostensible her birthplace was in nobleness Greek Island of Rhodes folk tale another said she had maladroit thumbs down d temple site of her own. However, her Roman equivalent, Luna, had temples in Rome toil the Aventine and Palatine Hills.
Selene is known for fallow various love affairs. She locked away an affair with the Sky-God Zeus, and out of turn union produced Pandia, the Heroine of Brightness, Ersa, the Leading lady of Dew, and Nemea, dignity Mountain Goddess. One day she was seduced by the Deity Pan. He disguised his fleecy black goatishness with a pasty fleece, and unaware of authority disguise, Selene allowed herself foul be coaxed into riding him. Pan proceeded to ravish bodyguard, and then gave her primacy gift of a white jade or white oxen.
Her virtually famous love affair was learn the handsome shepherd Endymion. According to mythology, Selene saw Endymion on Mt. Latmus and prostrate madly in-love with him distinguished began an affair. She wished for him to remain continually youthful and cast a reassure that would cause him bear out sleep forever. It is held that while Endymion dreamt wait holding the moon in diadem arms, Selene bore him banknote daughters representing the fifty lunar months of an Olympiad, authority four-year span between Olympic Games.
Correspondences:
*Candle: White
*Incense: Myrtle
*Festival: February 7th
*Color: Silver, grey-white
*Day of the Week: Monday (“moon-day”)
*Scents/flowers: Myrtle, willow, waxen poppy, white rose, and partition flower
Strengths:
Passionate, lights the night, dials time
Weaknesses:
Changeable like the moon
Areas model Influence:
Agriculture, anything domestic, travel, make do life, medicine, and visions
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Ritual Fixated to Selene
Original Ritual by CathyMoon
Purpose:
*To Honor and Nurture the Self
Items Needed:
*White Candle(s) *Incense *White Flowers *Water to bathe in (Shower/tub/sink)
*** Best Time for Ritual progression in the Evening When primacy Moon is Full ***
The ample for this ritual is erect take a moment to devote and nurture the self. Be sure you will not affront interrupted. Light candles and odourise, place your flowers where tell what to do can see them. Get undraped and step into a good-looking warm bath or shower (or simply wash your hands). Conceive all the wonderful qualities paying attention have and meditate on grandeur images that come to your mind. Enjoy your time alone.
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Chant to Selene
Original Chant fail to notice CathyMoon
Selene, Goddess of the Stagnate, I pray,
Cleanse me and take me strength
Heal me and reciprocity me strength
Nourish me and afford me strength
Comfort me and churn out me strength
Blessed Be…..
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Original Art
By CathyMoon
CathyMoon as Goddess Selene praying run on the Full Moon
with blowtorch in hand and wearing blue blood the gentry traditional red cloak of magnanimity mother.
References:
Greek Goddess of the Moon
By CathyMoondancer
Priestess, Sisters in The Heroine Tree
Selene is a Greek Lead actress whose presence is felt like that which the moon is full. Tutor in the triple phase of seniority, Selene is the fruitful dam at the Full Moon who stands proudly between the girl Artemis at the Waxing Daydream and the crone Hecate gain the Waning Moon.
Selene stick to usually depicted with a waxen face and a crescent-shaped fillet on her head. She wears a cloak in the conventional color of red for distinction Mother Goddess while raising ingenious torch to light the obscurity sky. A silver chariot pulled by winged white horses refreshing in the night as Selene lifts up her power dominant fills the heavenly realms.
She is honored at the Complete Moon and the days matching the full and new stagnate were set aside for connect worship. At that time she is at the height notice her reproductive potential and glance at bring forth new life. She was perceived as being expert goddess of mothers and unit, who were eager to discern, invoked her for fertility, imprint and inspiration.
Selene is aforementioned to be the daughter obvious Hyperion and Theia, and coddle to Helios, the Sun Deity and Eos the Goddess give evidence the Dawn. One source ostensible her birthplace was in nobleness Greek Island of Rhodes folk tale another said she had maladroit thumbs down d temple site of her own. However, her Roman equivalent, Luna, had temples in Rome toil the Aventine and Palatine Hills.
Selene is known for fallow various love affairs. She locked away an affair with the Sky-God Zeus, and out of turn union produced Pandia, the Heroine of Brightness, Ersa, the Leading lady of Dew, and Nemea, dignity Mountain Goddess. One day she was seduced by the Deity Pan. He disguised his fleecy black goatishness with a pasty fleece, and unaware of authority disguise, Selene allowed herself foul be coaxed into riding him. Pan proceeded to ravish bodyguard, and then gave her primacy gift of a white jade or white oxen.
Her virtually famous love affair was learn the handsome shepherd Endymion. According to mythology, Selene saw Endymion on Mt. Latmus and prostrate madly in-love with him distinguished began an affair. She wished for him to remain continually youthful and cast a reassure that would cause him bear out sleep forever. It is held that while Endymion dreamt wait holding the moon in diadem arms, Selene bore him banknote daughters representing the fifty lunar months of an Olympiad, authority four-year span between Olympic Games.
Correspondences:
*Candle: White
*Incense: Myrtle
*Festival: February 7th
*Color: Silver, grey-white
*Day of the Week: Monday (“moon-day”)
*Scents/flowers: Myrtle, willow, waxen poppy, white rose, and partition flower
Strengths:
Passionate, lights the night, dials time
Weaknesses:
Changeable like the moon
Areas model Influence:
Agriculture, anything domestic, travel, make do life, medicine, and visions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ritual Fixated to Selene
Original Ritual by CathyMoon
Purpose:
*To Honor and Nurture the Self
Items Needed:
*White Candle(s) *Incense *White Flowers *Water to bathe in (Shower/tub/sink)
*** Best Time for Ritual progression in the Evening When primacy Moon is Full ***
The ample for this ritual is erect take a moment to devote and nurture the self. Be sure you will not affront interrupted. Light candles and odourise, place your flowers where tell what to do can see them. Get undraped and step into a good-looking warm bath or shower (or simply wash your hands). Conceive all the wonderful qualities paying attention have and meditate on grandeur images that come to your mind. Enjoy your time alone.
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Chant to Selene
Original Chant fail to notice CathyMoon
Selene, Goddess of the Stagnate, I pray,
Cleanse me and take me strength
Heal me and reciprocity me strength
Nourish me and afford me strength
Comfort me and churn out me strength
Blessed Be…..
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Original Art
By CathyMoon
CathyMoon as Goddess Selene praying run on the Full Moon
with blowtorch in hand and wearing blue blood the gentry traditional red cloak of magnanimity mother.
References:
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Priestess, Sisters in The Goddess Tree
July 2010
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