Selene.
     According to Hesiod, Selene, goddess of the moon, was the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Thea, although other sources name her parents as Helios and Pallas or Euryphaëssa. She was also known as sister to Helios, the sun, and Eos, the dawn. She is often linked by Late Classical writers with Artemis (called variously Diana, Cynthia, and Phoebe) and so-called “triple Hecate,” three aspects of a single goddess with powers in the moon (Selene), the earth (Artemis), and the Underworld (Hecate).
    The attributes of the Roman moon-goddess, Luna, were similar to those of Selene. Possibly of Sabine origin, her cult was worshiped in temples on the Aventine and Palatine hills.
    As a moon deity, Selene is best known for her love of Endymion, whom she visited in his eternal sleep. She was also seduced by Pan, who lured her into the woods with a gift of wool. Selene is depicted in antique and postclassical art in her moon chariot, wearing a crescent moon as headdress.

    
    See also Artemis; Endymion; Pan, Loves.