Selene is the goddess of the moon in Greek mythology. She is depicted as a beautiful woman riding across the sky on a chariot or lunar chariot, moving the moon across the night.

Selene is a daughter of the ancient Titans Theia, also called Euryphessa, the "Far-Shining One", and Hyperion. The giant Titans were the first race of gods in the golden age. Her daughter Selene was the gentle, nocturnal, luminous moon goddess even before the Olympian gods became more important.

Selene, shares her divine origins with two siblings: Eos, the goddess of the dawn, and Helios, the sun god. Together they form a trio that orchestrates the movement of the heavenly stars from day to night.

She, as the goddess of the moon, was often viewed as the personification of moonlight and nighttime beauty. Her descent from Hyperion and Theia emphasized her connection to the celestial forces of light and beauty.

“I am the Moon, the luminous, changeable, archetypal femininity. I connect the cycles of the moon and women, I am eternal and changeable, gentle and imperishable, I am moonlight and water and light up the night.