Selene

Also known as: Moon · Role: daughter of Pallas · First appears: Homeric Hymn IV · To Hermes · Part 1

Hyperion and Euryphaessa were Selene’s parents; Euryphaessa gave birth to her alongside Eos and Helios, and Selene is also named “daughter of the lord Pallas, Megamedes’ son.” Later, Selene was joined with Zeus in love and bore Pandia, described as “exceeding lovely amongst the deathless gods.”

Relationship record

Life events

• Euryphaessa gave birth to Eos, Selene, and Helios.(Homeric Hymn XXXI · To Helios)
  • With: Hyperion Euryphaessa Eos Helios
  • “who bare him lovely children, rosy-armed Eos and rich-tressed Selene and tireless Helios”
• Selene bore Pandia after conceiving her with Zeus.(Homeric Hymn XXXII · To Selene)
  • With: Zeus Pandia
  • “Once the Son of Cronos was joined with her in love; and she conceived and bare a daughter Pandia, exceeding lovely amongst the deathless gods.”

Homeric Hymn IV · To Hermes · Part 1

• parent: Pallas son of Megamedes “bright Selene, daughter of the lord Pallas, Megamedes’ son, had just climbed her watch-post”

Homeric Hymn XXXI · To Helios

• parent: Hyperion “For Hyperion wedded glorious Euryphaessa, his own sister, who bare him lovely children, rosy-armed Eos and rich-tressed Selene”
• parent: Euryphaessa “For Hyperion wedded glorious Euryphaessa, his own sister, who bare him lovely children, rosy-armed Eos and rich-tressed Selene”

Homeric Hymn XXXII · To Selene

• courtship with Zeus “Once the Son of Cronos was joined with her in love; and she conceived and bare a daughter Pandia, exceeding lovely amongst the deathless gods.”
• child: Pandia “Once the Son of Cronos was joined with her in love; and she conceived and bare a daughter Pandia, exceeding lovely amongst the deathless gods.”

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Extracted from the original text of Hesiod and Homerica. Made with Rho MD.