Selenite civilization

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The Selenite civilization is a fictional society of intelligent lunar inhabitants depicted in H.G. Wells’s novel "The First Men in the Moon," characterized by its insect-like beings, complex social structure, and advanced technology.

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Selenite civilization canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional civilization ⓘ
fictional society ⓘ
literary creation ⓘ
appearsIn The First Men in the Moon ⓘ
authorNationality British ⓘ
biologyType insectoid ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator H. G. Wells ⓘ
culturalTheme contrast with human individualism ⓘ
rational organization of society ⓘ
subordination of individuals to social roles ⓘ
depictedIn novel ⓘ
economyType planned division of labor ⓘ
encounters Bedford ⓘ
Cavor ⓘ
environment subsurface lunar caverns ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 1901 ⓘ
genre early space travel fiction ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
governedBy Grand Lunar ⓘ
hasCharacteristic advanced technology ⓘ
centralized authority ⓘ
complex social structure ⓘ
division of labor ⓘ
highly specialized castes ⓘ
insect-like inhabitants ⓘ
underground habitat ⓘ
hasTheme critique of industrial society ⓘ
evolution of intelligence ⓘ
social specialization ⓘ
homeworld Moon ⓘ
influences later depictions of lunar inhabitants ⓘ
inhabitants Selenites ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium prose fiction ⓘ
memberOf fictional lunar civilizations in literature ⓘ
notableLeader Grand Lunar ⓘ
partOf H. G. Wells’s fictional universe ⓘ
relatedWork The War of the Worlds ⓘ
settingLocation the Moon ⓘ
socialOrganization caste-based system ⓘ
functional specialization of individuals ⓘ
technologyLevel more advanced than early 20th-century Earth ⓘ
usesTechnology biological specialization ⓘ
complex machinery ⓘ
space travel concepts ⓘ

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Grand Lunar → governs → Selenite civilization ⓘ
Selenite city → partOf → Selenite civilization ⓘ