"But now she stands out among Lydian women
as sometimes at sunset
rosy-fingered #Selene
surpasses all the stars. And her light
stretches over salt sea
equally and flowerdeep fields.
And the beautiful dew is poured out
and roses bloom and frail
chervil and flowering sweetclover.
But she goes back and forth remembering
gentle Atthis and in longing desire
she bites her tender mind."
Sappho 96
"She [Kallisto] was a hunting companion of Artemis, imitating her dress and remaining under oath a virgin for the goddess. But #Zeus fell in love with her and forced her into bed, taking the likeness, some say, or Artemis, others, of Apollon."
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.100
The dual deity Mawu-Lisa came to the #Fon pantheon from the Aja people. In the dual Mawu-Lisa, #Mawu is female and Lisa male. Their union is regarded as the basis of the universal order. The Fon identify Mawu with the #moon, night, fertility, motherhood, gentleness, forgiveness, rest, and joy while Lisa is the sun. They are the parents of #Hevioso, God of Thunder.
I read that in Hindu #mythology, Agni, the god of fire is married both to the goddess Svaha and the male Moon god Soma with Agni having a receptive role in this relationship and tha fire (agni) and water (soma), determined the gender of a child. Anyone know if this #bisexual marriage really is a thing in Hindu mythology?
"Whensoever bright #Selene (the Moon) having bathed her lovely body in the waters of Okeanos, and donned her far-gleaming raiment, and yoked her strong-necked, shining team, and drives on her long-maned horses at full speed, at eventime."
Homeric Hymn 32 to Selene
🏛️ Selene and Helios, red figure vase painting, Canosa, Italy, ca. 330 – 310 BCE
"Luna the Moon's course also has a sort of winter and summer solstice; and she emits many streams of influence, which supply animal creatures with nourishment and stimulate their growth and which cause plants to flourish and attain maturity."
Cicero, De Natura Deorum 2.14
🏛️ Roman coin depicting moon goddess #Luna with a crab
"Bright Selene (the Moon) having bathed her lovely body in the waters of #Okeanos, and donned her far-gleaming raiment, and yoked her strong-necked, shining team, and drives on her long-maned horses at full speed, at eventime in the mid-month."
Homeric Hymn 32 to Selene
🏛️ Red figure vase painting of #Selene rising from the sea in her chariot