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Menae

Menae proper noun: the 50 goddesses of the lunar months within a four-year Olympiad. They were the daughters of the Moon goddess, Selene, and her lover, Endymion, a mortal king. Their individual names are not attested in any sources. Singular: Mene.

Proper noun

Menae

  1. (Greek) The 50 goddesses of the lunar months within a four-year Olympiad. They were the daughters of the Moon goddess, Selene, and her lover, Endymion, a mortal king. Their individual names are not attested in any sources. Singular: Mene.

Questions about Menae

What does Menae mean?
Menae means the 50 goddesses of the lunar months within a four-year Olympiad. They were the daughters of the Moon goddess, Selene, and her lover, Endymion, a mortal king. Their individual names are not attested in any sources. Singular: Mene.
What part of speech is Menae?
Menae is a proper noun.

Words near Menae in the dictionary

  1. menad
  2. menadiol
  3. menadione
  4. menadiones
  5. menads
  6. Menae
  7. MENAFATF
  8. menage
  9. menage a trois
  10. menage-a-card
  11. menage-a-trois

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