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title: Statue of Selene
author: Sailko
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16917/statue-of-selene/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2023-01-20
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# Statue of Selene
_Authored by Sailko_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16917.jpg)
## Image Caption
A statue of [Selene](https://www.worldhistory.org/Selene/), shown wearing the crescent on her forehead and holding a torch in her right hand, while her veil billows over her head. Early imperial copy of an original from the early 4th century BCE. Capitoline Museums, [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Sailko. (2023, January 20). Statue of Selene. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Sailko. "Statue of Selene." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 20, 2023. .
### MLA
Sailko. "Statue of Selene." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Jan 2023, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diana-selene,_da_originale_ellenistico,_da_porta_s._sebastiano_02.JPG) by [**Sailko**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diana-selene,_da_originale_ellenistico,_da_porta_s._sebastiano_02.JPG). Submitted by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/ "User Page: Liana Miate"), published on 20 January 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.