She Who Rides the Silver Chariot Across the Night
When twilight kisses the horizon and the first stars begin to shimmer, she rises.
A veil of silver. A crown of light. A presence that stirs something ancient in your bones.
She is Selene, the Greek goddess of the Moon—mystic, radiant, and ever-changing. Where Artemis is the wild huntress of moonlit forests and Hecate guards the crossroads of night, Selene is the Moon itself. She is the glowing orb in the sky, the soft glow on still waters, the dream that comes just before you wake.
Selene (pronounced seh-LEE-nee) is the Titan goddess of the Moon in Greek mythology. Born of the Titans Hyperion (Light of the Sky) and Theia (Divine Sight), Selene is sister to Helios (the Sun) and Eos (the Dawn).
Together, the three celestial siblings rule the skies:
Eos brings the dawn on rosy wings.
Helios rides the chariot of the blazing sun.
Selene follows last, cloaked in silver, casting moonbeams over the sleeping earth.
With long black hair trailing behind her and a crescent moon upon her brow, Selene rides a luminous chariot drawn by snow-white horses—or sometimes oxen, mules, or winged steeds—across the night sky.
Who is Selene?
Crescent Moon – Her crown, her kiss, her call
White Horses or Silver Chariot – Her radiant journey
Milk and Honey – Offerings of sweetness and purity
Moonflowers & Jasmine – Fragrant blossoms that bloom under her gaze
Crystals – Selenite (named for her), moonstone, clear quartz
Day of Worship – Monday (Moon-day)
Symbols and Sacred Correspondences
Her energy is serene but powerful. She governs dreams, intuition, emotions, and all things hidden. She’s especially close during the Full Moon, when her face shines brightest and her magic pulses through the tides of the sea and spirit alike.
The Legend of Selene and Endymion:
A Moonlit Love That Stopped Time
Long ago, beneath a sky unspoiled by time, Selene looked down from her silver chariot and saw a mortal man asleep in the highlands of Caria. He was a shepherd or a prince (stories differ, as stories do), and his name was Endymion.
Selene fell in love with him instantly. Night after night, she descended to Earth just to gaze upon his beauty, her soft light brushing his skin like a whispered vow. But she knew that mortals are bound by time, by age, by death.
Unwilling to lose him, she begged Zeus—or some say she used her own power—to grant Endymion eternal sleep, where he would never age, never awaken, and never fade.
And so he lies still, in a sacred cave on Mount Latmos, untouched by the world, visited forever by Selene. She comes to him under the cover of night, her moonlight curling around him like a lover’s sigh. It is said that she bore him fifty daughters—one for each lunar cycle.
This myth speaks not only of love, but of the Moon's eternal dance with the sleeping Earth, the way it watches, wanes, and returns.
Selene is also connected with the lunar phases, with ancient Greeks believing that she influenced the waxing and waning of the moon. Her role in controlling the lunar cycle was seen as crucial for agricultural practices and was closely linked to the idea of fertility and growth. This association made Selene a symbol of life’s cycles, reflecting the ebb and flow of existence.