Meaning

3 senses
  1. (Greek)The goddess of the Moon.

    Селе́наSeléna

    Селе́наSeléna

  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

    Селе́наSeléna

  3. (poetic)The Moon.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Selene is the goddess of the moon.

    ruСелена - богиня луны.

    deSelene ist die Göttin des Mondes.

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  2. "Cleopatra Selene II was Egyptian." "You're a liar! She was Kabyle!!!"

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
Greek moon goddess:
Русский
By meaning 1
Greek moon goddess:

Origin

From the Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, proper noun), from σέλας (sélas, “light”).

From the Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, proper noun), from σέλας (sélas, “light”).

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