Selene didn't protect magic. She was the goddess of the moon. The goddess of magic was Hecate.
Among the Greek goddesses which Artemis is identified with are Selene the moon goddess, Hecate the goddess of night and magic and Eileithyia the goddess of birth. Artemis is also identified with Despoine, Britomartis, Diktynna and Aphaia.
The goddess of magic is Hecate.
Selene the goddess of the moon falls in love with Endymoin and untied him with 50 daughters.so she loved him but couldn't even think about his death so she used magic to put him in a deep long sleep.this way she may see him unchanging for all eternity.Selene is a greek goddess myth. She was the goddess of the moon. She also locked herself in Endymion's eternal sleep.
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Selene was a goddess of the Moon and thus of the night, of the month, childbirth (identified with Artemis), the Moon was believed to nourish the plants and animals with her dew, the goddess of lunacy & magic (power was drawn from the Moon by witches and she was identified with Hecate).
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Εκάτη [Hecate] is the name of the ancient Greek and Roman chthonic goddess of crossroards and magic
The Greek goddess Hecate who is the goddess of the crossroads, magic, witchcraft, the night, the harvest moon, ghosts and necromancy.
She was a triple goddess, which although not unique in mythology in general, makes her stand out in Greek mythology. She was the goddess of magic and crossroads.
In Greek mythology, Hecate is an immortal goddess associated with magic and witchcraft. There is no record of her death in the traditional myths.
No, Hecate was not a Catholic figure. She is a goddess in ancient Greek mythology associated with magic, witchcraft, and crossroads. The Catholic religion does not include deities from Greek mythology.
Hecate : Heck-ate or Heah-KAH-tae