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Z18.2 ENDYMION & SELENE

Endymion & Selene | Greco-Roman mosaic
DETAILS
Museum Collection Bardo National Museum, Tunis
Catalogue No. -
Type Mosaic
Context -
Date -
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

The sleeping shepherd Endymion is visited by his lover, the moon-goddess Selene (Roman Luna). The hero reclines beneath a tree, with a hunting spear in one hand and a hound at his side. The goddess is clothed in a silvery robe and crowned with the crescent of the moon.

ARTICLES

Endymion, Selene