Selene and Semele
Semele and Selene, one was born a mortal and the other a goddess. Both have enchanting and melodious names in ancient Greek with the same type of resonance. No wonder we sometimes confuse one for the other. However their stories are very dissimilar and poles apart. Selene – also known as Menē in Pindar1 and in the Hymn to Selene2 – is a goddess and spends her days driving her… Read more