Before revision: History Selenium is named after the Selene, the Greek Goddess of the Moon Selenium (Greek σελήνη selene meaning "Moon") was discovered in 1817 by Jöns Jacob Berzelius and Johan Gottlieb Gahn.
After revision: History upSelenium is named after the Selene, the Greek Goddess of the Moon Selenium (Greek σελήνη selene meaning "Moon") was discovered in 1817 by Jöns Jacob Berzelius and Johan Gottlieb Gahn.