Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Lunessence Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Lady of the Moon. Mother of the Stars. Sister of Sun and Dawn. Wanderer of the Night. Selene. She is the glorious silver light whom mortals have gazed at in wonder since time immemorial. She is the indefinable spirit of the night, gentler than the hot and boisterous day. She is love both amorous and maternal. She is peace and rest. To her devotees ancient and modern, she is all of these things, and so much more. The poems, prayers, rites, stories, artwork, and essays collected here celebrate this most awesome and beautiful of Goddesses. O épainos eínai sto Selene!