The name may be related to the word selas which means light and is one of the loveliest of the Greek goddess names.

Goddess names for the moon. Artemis Greek - The Greek Goddess of the hunt nature and birth. The Thracian moon goddess Bendis is the best known Thracian deity because she was worshiped in Classical. Cynthia ˈ s ɪ n θ i ə is another poetic name though rare for the Moon personified as a goddess while Selene s ə ˈ l iː n iː literally Moon is.

The Moon Goddess is also known as the Triple Moon Goddess Mother Goddess or simply the Lady. She was the counterpart to the Semitic goddess Astarte and may have previously been called Anunit from the same culture who had association with the Evening Star. She was also associated with the evening star and later became known as Ishtar.

Anunit Babylonian - Goddess of the moon and battle. According to Greek mythology Hekate or Hecate is the lunar goddess most commonly associated with the moon magic witchcraft and the night creatures such as ghosts and hell hounds. You might recognize her symbol as the triple moon symbol.

Colossal Head of. Selene is the Greek goddess of the moon sister of Helios the sun god. Selene is also sometimes called Cynthia and Phoebe.

She was also keeper of the cauldron. Alectrona - Early Greek goddess of the sun. Gleti - She is the moon goddess revered by all in the Dahomey kingdom particularly the Fon people Benin.

She is the mother of all-stars. Cerridwen Celtic - Goddess of moon magic agriculture nature poetry language music art science and astrology. Her name means chiding love Ceridwen Caridwen Kerritwen Keridwen Kyrridwen are other variations of her name.