Unfortunately, Endymion was caught in an eternal slumber, with unclear origins as to how that came to be.
She saw him in a cave and immediately fell in love as his beauty was unparalleled, even among the gods. Like any good Greek god or goddess, Selene took a number of lovers, but her most famous story is with Endymion, a mortal from Earth.
While there are other goddesses closely associated with the moon - like Hecate and Artemis - only Selene is known to truly personify it. In Greek mythology, Selene is known as the goddess of the Moon. Princess Serenitys guardians and closest friends were Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Venus, who were princesses of their own.
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The combination of these two sources created a ripe world of storytelling that Sailor Moon creator Naoko Takeuchi took full advantage of. Long ago, Queen Serenity ruled over the people of the Moon, who had long lives, given to aid their mission to protect the Silver Crystal, while at the same time watching over Earth and guiding it on a good path. While the content of the manga/anime lends itself more to the mythological story between Selene and Endymion, the folk tale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter plays into it as well. She has a golden-colored crescent moon on her forehead, which is the mark of the Silver Millennium itself and the royal family's symbol. Sailor Moon draws its origins from two main sources: Greek mythology and a traditional Japanese folk tale.
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