With each cycle, she waxes and wanes through our skies; it is but for one day of every twenty-eight that unto those of the earth is her full beauty shown; she who makes for Poseidon his tides; she who brings unto us the months; I sing again of Selene; she who is our silver goddess of the moon.
For twenty-one days her splendor does rise and fall as the sun; as she chases Apollon’s chariot, she follows the sun; it is for seven days that she rests; hiding in this time from us the grace of her light in the night sky as she sleeps; she who makes for Poseidon his tides, she who has given unto us the months; Selene, who’s silver hair does flow softly as the clouds that are lined by the aura of the light she gives to us in the night.
It is in her beauty; from the peace that she does value, alike to Pallas Athena; it is from Selene that the festival did rise; each month as the silver goddess shows unto those upon the earth her full spender; we must all rejoice in the beauty that she casts down upon us all with each of these nights; unto her we must all give our thanks, unto the silver goddess Selene, we have also been indebted.
As her light graces us by night, even Apollon does honor her; he freely offers unto the silver goddess of the night; his own sky to share with the radiance of the sun; it was from her silver beauty that Apollon himself would give unto Selene the sky in their union; her beauty thus shone brightly in the day as Apollon’s chariot she did approach; it was then that unto Selene, Apollon, first son of aegis-bearing Zeus, did offer the day.
It was in the acceptance of his gift unto her; from this union in their sky; that Selene in her full spender turned day into night; as she covered the sun completely, mortals did cower in fear of the silver goddess of the night; all those on earth were about to see the gift she would give unto Apollon, unto all; as her body moved, again unto the earth the sun was returned; it was within this movement that Selene gave unto us all, unto Apollon, the priceless diamond ring of the eclipse.
“Hail to Selene, our silver goddess of the night, and I shall sing unto thee in another song as well.”
