A Coin From The Greek City Of Ephesus Featuring A Bee And A Stag, 2nd Century. The Bee, Stag, And Palm

Luna and Venus

Margaret Atwood, from a story featured in Old Babes in the Wood publ. in 2023

Hildegard von Bingen’s 23 litterae ignotae, letters for her constructed mystical language Lingua Ignota, ca. 1200.

Selene, Goddess of the Moon

Statue of Selene, shown wearing the crescent on her forehead and holding a torch in her right hand, while her veil billows over her head.

In Greek mythology, Selene (Ancient Greek: Σελήνη [selɛ̌ːnɛː] "Moon") is the goddess of the moon. She is the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia, and sister of the sun-god Helios, and Eos, goddess of the dawn. She drives her moon chariot across the heavens.

Several lovers are attributed to her in various myths, including Zeus, Pan, and the mortal Endymion. In classical times, Selene was often identified with Artemis, much as her brother, Helios, was identified with Apollo.

The silence, by Johann Heinrich Fussli (1799-1801)

Carl Gustav Carus (German, 1789-1869) "Gotisches Fenster mit Fernrohr (Fausts Studierstube)" (1852-60)

Charcoal on paper

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Norman Lindsay (1879-1969) - The South Wind, 1928

by Elsa Olsson/Fevernest, 2019