Selene
E111954
Selene is the Greek goddess and personification of the Moon, often depicted driving a silver chariot across the night sky.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Selene canonical | 44 |
| Luna (Roman moon goddess) | 1 |
| Selene (Greek moon goddess) | 1 |
| Selûne | 1 |
| moon goddess Selene | 1 |
| the Moon goddess | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T869499 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Selene Context triple: [Titans, includes, Selene]
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A.
Luna
Luna is the natural satellite of Earth, renowned for its phases, influence on tides, and prominence in human culture and mythology.
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B.
Antheia
Antheia is a minor Greek goddess associated with flowers, blossoms, and vegetation, often linked to the Hesperides and other nature deities.
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C.
Rhea
Rhea is a Titaness in Greek mythology, best known as the mother of several Olympian gods, including Zeus, whom she saved from being devoured by his father Cronus.
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D.
Juno
Juno is a 2007 coming-of-age comedy-drama film about a witty teenager dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, widely praised for its sharp dialogue and performances.
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E.
Juno
Juno is the ancient Roman queen of the gods, associated with marriage, childbirth, and the protection of the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Selene Target entity description: Selene is the Greek goddess and personification of the Moon, often depicted driving a silver chariot across the night sky.
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A.
Luna
Luna is the natural satellite of Earth, renowned for its phases, influence on tides, and prominence in human culture and mythology.
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B.
Antheia
Antheia is a minor Greek goddess associated with flowers, blossoms, and vegetation, often linked to the Hesperides and other nature deities.
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C.
Rhea
Rhea is a Titaness in Greek mythology, best known as the mother of several Olympian gods, including Zeus, whom she saved from being devoured by his father Cronus.
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D.
Juno
Juno is a 2007 coming-of-age comedy-drama film about a witty teenager dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, widely praised for its sharp dialogue and performances.
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E.
Juno
Juno is the ancient Roman queen of the gods, associated with marriage, childbirth, and the protection of the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek goddess
ⓘ
lunar deity ⓘ personification of the Moon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
light
ⓘ
lunar cycles ⓘ magic ⓘ night ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ |
| chariotAnimals |
horses
ⓘ
oxen or bulls ⓘ |
| cultAspect |
sometimes identified with Artemis
ⓘ
sometimes identified with Hecate ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| depiction | driving a silver chariot across the night sky ⓘ |
| domain | Moon ⓘ |
| epithet |
Mene
ⓘ
Phoebe ⓘ |
| equivalent | Roman goddess Luna ⓘ |
| etymology | name related to Greek word for moon "selas" (light) ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| generation | second generation Titan ⓘ |
| greekName | Σελήνη ⓘ |
| iconography |
often shown riding side-saddle on a horse or mule
ⓘ
often shown with a crescent on her head ⓘ |
| lover |
Endymion
ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Homeric Hymns
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Orphic Hymns ⓘ works of Hesiod ⓘ |
| myth | fell in love with the mortal Endymion and visited him as he slept eternally ⓘ |
| mythRole |
controls the phases of the Moon
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drives a chariot drawn by horses or bulls across the sky ⓘ |
| offspring |
Ersa
ⓘ
Fifty daughters by Endymion ⓘ Nemea ⓘ Pandia ⓘ |
| parents |
Hyperion
ⓘ
Theia ⓘ |
| sibling |
Eos
ⓘ
Helios ⓘ |
| symbol |
crescent moon
ⓘ
torch ⓘ veil ⓘ |
| typeOf | Titan goddess ⓘ |
| vehicle | silver chariot ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
sanctuaries in various parts of Greece
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temples and altars often shared with Helios ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Selene Description of subject: Selene is the Greek goddess and personification of the Moon, often depicted driving a silver chariot across the night sky.
Referenced by (49)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Selene
linked to: Selene
linked to: Selene
linked to: Selene
subject linked to:
Book IV
linked to: Selene
subject linked to:
Giovanni Battista Giraldi (Cinthio)