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Moon Deities: The Lunar Gods and Goddesses of World Mythology

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Moon Deities: The Lunar Gods and Goddesses of World Mythology

Selene, Artemis, Thoth, Chandra and the Powers of Night

The complete guide to the moon gods and goddesses: Selene and Artemis of Greece, Thoth of Egypt, Chandra of India, the moon of the Maya, and how cultures read time, magic and madness in the moon.

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  • 11 chapters, primary sources
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  • Greek, Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Hindu moon deities
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  1. 01The Stranger of the Night
  2. 02Selene and the Moon of Greece
  3. 03Artemis and the Silver Light
  4. 04Thoth: The Egyptian Moon of Writing and Magic
  5. 05Sin of Mesopotamia: The Great Moon-God
  6. 06Chandra and the Lunar Mansions of India
  7. 07The Moon and the Measure of Time
  8. 08Tides, Madness and the Power of the Moon
  9. 09Moon Deities of the Americas
  10. 10The Man and the Hare in the Moon
  11. 11Why the Moon Belongs to Magic

About this book

About this Mythology Themes mythology guide

If the sun rules the day, the moon is the stranger of the night, tied to magic, time and madness. This is the complete guide to the moon gods and goddesses of the world.

If the sun is the ruler of the day, the moon is the stranger of the night. It changes shape, vanishes and returns, governs the tides and the months, and in myth it carries a different power from the sun: cooler, stranger, tied to magic, to time, to women, to madness and to the dead. The moon deities are among the most varied in all mythology, male in some cultures and female in others, hunters and weavers, scribes and witches.

This is the complete guide to the lunar deities of the world. Selene who drives the moon across the Greek sky and Artemis who later carries its light; Thoth of Egypt, the moon-god of writing, time and magic; Sin or Nanna, the great moon-god of Mesopotamia; Chandra and the lunar mansions of India; the moon goddesses of the Americas; and the deep links the moon keeps with the calendar, the tides and the workings of magic.

The book gathers the moon deities across cultures, drawing on the Greek and Egyptian sources, the Mesopotamian hymns, the Hindu texts and the sacred record, and every chapter cites where it comes from.

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What you will discover inside

  • Selene and Artemis, the moon goddesses of Greece
  • Thoth, the Egyptian moon-god of writing, time and magic
  • Sin, the great moon-god who ruled the Mesopotamian sky
  • Chandra and the lunar mansions that map the Indian heavens
  • Why the moon was tied to the tides, madness and women
  • The man and the hare that cultures saw in the moon

Mythology Themes mythology book at a glance

TraditionMythology Themes mythology
Chapters11 chapters
Length170 pages
SourcesDrawn from the primary sources, cited inline
Reading levelBeginner-friendly. Every name and place is explained from scratch
FormatPrint-quality PDF
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About the author

Guillaume Henry, founder of Mythologis

Guillaume Henry

Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Mythologis

Guillaume Henry founded Mythologis to make the world's mythologies readable without losing what makes them strange. Every Mythologis book draws on the primary sources first, cross-references multiple translations, and avoids inventing details that aren't in the originals.

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Questions about the Mythology Themes mythology book

When will I receive my PDF?

Within 24 hours of purchase. Your download link arrives in your inbox automatically.

Is the moon male or female in myth?

Both, and that is part of what makes the moon so interesting. The book covers the female moon of Greece and the male moon-gods of Egypt and Mesopotamia side by side, and asks why different cultures gendered the moon so differently.

Is this book based on primary sources?

Yes. It draws on the Greek and Roman sources, the Egyptian texts on Thoth, the Mesopotamian hymns to Sin, the Hindu Puranas and the records of the Americas, with references to the standard translations.

How long is the book?

Eleven chapters, around 170 pages depending on the final layout.

Will there be a paperback on Amazon?

The PDF is available immediately. A KDP paperback edition follows once the book has been validated by readers.

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