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@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social
2025-08-25 20:51:41
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It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day / #Monday! 🌛
"Shining Eos carried off Orion for a bridegroom, and Selene Endymion."
Nonnus, Dionysiaca 5.516
🏛️ #Selene and Endymion, detail of an ivory Querinian diptych from Roman Civilization, circa 5th century CE, found in

The so-called "Querini diptych" (after the name of one of its owners, Angelo Maria Querini) is an ivory diptych dated to the 5th century CE, belonging to ancient Roman art. The valves show reliefs of two couples of lovers from the pagan tradition, possibly Selene-Diana and Endymion and Phaedra and Hippolytus (not shown in this photo). The relief is exhibited in the archaeological Santa Giulia Museum in Brescia, Italy.