moon goddess, equivalent of Latin Luna, from Greek selene "the moon; name of the moon goddess," related to selas "light, brightness, bright flame, flash of an eye," from PIE root *swel- (2) "to shine, beam" (cognates: Sanskrit svargah "heaven," Lithuanian svilti "to singe," Old English swelan "to be burnt up," Middle Low German swelan "to smolder"); related to swelter, sultry. Related: Selenian "of or pertaining to the moon as a world," 1660s.
雙語例句
1. The Selene name comes from Greek mythology.
酒莊名稱”瑟琳”來自希臘神話中的三位月亮女神.
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2. Selene was the moon - goddess, and it was because of her that Mount Latmus was so beautiful.
塞勒涅是月亮女神, 正是因為有她,拉特莫斯山才如此美麗.
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3. A Titan, the son of Gaea and Uranus and the fathter of Helios, Selene, Eos.