Goddess Luna

[Walking Spirit]

Hi Everyone, forgive my ignorance on this subject but I am still getting my feet wet. Can anyone point me in the direction of the Goddess Luna? I have looked on the web the info is so broken up that it is hard to organise into a good enough education! Anything you could provide would be appreciated.

[Nantonos]

A good place to start would be
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selene

Selene (Σελήνη, "moon") was the Greek goddess name; the Roman name was Luna. The page above has info on both. For more on Selene, see
http://www.theoi.com/Titan/Selene.html

As far as I can see, the Romans simply adopted the Grek goddess without much change. I would be interested in more informed opinions, however.

[Nantonos]

You could also look in these threads:

Selene & Luna
Ancient sacrifices to Selene (http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=109690)
Goddess Selene (http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=55706)Selene (http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=29744)
Goddess Selene (http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=69971)
Selene and Other Moon Goddesses. (http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=13946)

[Philosophia]

Try looking up Selene (Luna's equivalent in Greek mythology).
Here are some sites:
http://waltm.net/selene.htm (Warning: heavy graphics and music)
http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_selene.htm
http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Selene.html
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/s/selene.html
http://www.goddess.ws/articles/selene-moon-goddess/
http://paganastronomy.net/deities.htm

[Rosalie]

I think Selene is a prettier name so I call her that.

But are they the same person?

[Walking Spirit]

Thanks, I appreciate this.

Blessed Be.

[Philosophia]

I think Selene is a prettier name so I call her that.
But are they the same person?

Yes, I think so. Everything I've read indicates that they both have the same attributes and Luna (Roman) may be the derivative of Selene (Greek), since it was a common practice to blend Greek mythology into the Roman religion.