# Selene
## Translingual
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē), name of the goddess of the Moon (Selene), because the fish resembles a moon.

### Proper noun

Selene f
* A taxonomic genus within the family Carangidae – lookdowns and moonfishes.

#### Hypernyms

* (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Carangiformes – order; Carangidae – family

#### Hyponyms

* (genus): Selene brevoortii (hairfin lookdown), Selene brownii (Caribbean moonfish), Selene dorsalis (African moonfish), Selene orstedii (Mexican moonfish), Selene peruviana (Peruvian moonfish), Selene setapinnis (Atlantic moonfish), Selene spixii, Selene vomer (lookdown) (species)

### References

* Selene (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Selene on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Selene (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

## English
### Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, proper noun), from σέλας (sélas, “light”).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sĭlēʹnĭ, IPA: /sɪˈliːnɪ/
* (US) IPA: /səˈlini/
* Rhymes: -iːni

### Proper noun

Selene
* (Greek mythology) The goddess of the Moon.
** 1999, Mark P. O. Morford, Robert J. Lenardon, Classical Mythology, page 43:Balancing Arria is the union of Selene and Endymion. In the center of the main panel Selene descends from her chariot, whose horses are held by a nymph, to join Endymion, who lies to the right.
** 2005, Marshall Cavendish Corporation, Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology, volume 4, page 473:In the other, more famous story, the moon goddess Selene fell in love with him$^{[Endymion]}$ while he was asleep.
** 2010, J. Paul Getty Trust, Kenneth Lapatin, Karol Wight, editors, The J. Paul Getty Museum Handbook of the Antiquities Collection, 2nd edition, page 169:This fragmentary front panel of a sarcophagus preserves two episodes from the story of Endymion and Selene. Selene, goddess of the moon, fell in love with Endymion, a beautiful young mortal.
* A female given name from Ancient Greek.
** 2008, Diane M. Unger, A Colonial Lieutenant Beckons‎, page 143:“Selene, I am going to get you out of bed and sit you in the chair for a minute. I want to put this heavy blanket and sheet on your bed so it will keep your new bedding clean.”
** 2012, Johan Höglund, “10: Militarizing the Vampire: Underworld and the Desire of the Military Entertainment Complex”, in Tabish Khair, Johan Höglund, editors, Transnational and Postcolonial Vampires: Dark Blood, page 173:In the opening sequence of the film Underworld (2004), the beautiful vampire assassin Selene, clad in tight black rubber and leather, is perched beside gargoyles on top of a soaring Gothic tower.
** 2013, Arnold E. van Beverhoudt, Jr., Island Boy: My Life on the Rock, page 157:We also made arrangements with my sister Marion and brother-in-law Richard for Selene to stay with them over long school holidays, like Thanksgiving and Easter, when the campus would be closed for a few days.
* (poetic) The Moon.

#### Related terms

* Selena
* selenography
* selenology
* selenium
* selenite

#### Translations
### See also

* Endymion
* Luna

### Further reading

* Endymion (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Luna (goddess) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* enseel, lesene, neeles

## Italian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /seˈlɛ.ne/
* Rhymes: -ɛne
* Hyphenation: Se‧lè‧ne

### Proper noun

Selene f
* (Greek mythology) Selene
    Synonym: (Roman mythology) Luna
* a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Selena

#### Related terms

* Selena
* Selenia
* Seleno
* Selenio

### Anagrams

* lesene

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Selēnē, from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /seˈlẽ.ni/
* (Brazil) IPA: /seˈlẽ.ni/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /seˈle.ne/
* (Portugal) IPA: /sɨˈlɛ.nɨ/

### Proper noun

Selene f
* (Greek mythology) Selene (goddess of the moon)