And next, sweet voiced Muses, daughters of Zeus, well-skilled in song, tell of the long-winged Selene (Moon).
From her immortal head a radiance is shown from heaven and embraces earth; and great is the beauty that rises from her shining light.
The air, unlit before, glows with the light of her golden crown, and her rays beam clear, whenever bright Selene having bathed her lovely body in the waters of Okeanos (Ocean), and donned her far-gleaming, shining team, drives on her long-maned horses at full speed, at evening in the mid-month; then her great orbit is full and then her beams shine brightest as she increases.
So she is a sure token and a sign to mortal men.
Once the son of Kronos (Zeus) was joined with her in love; and she conceived and bare a daughter Pandia, exceeding lovely amongst the deathless gods.