The Roman goddess of the moon equated with the Greek Selene was Luna.
Luna was the divine embodiment of the Moon and the feminine counterpart of Sol, the Roman personification of the Sun. Roman artists commonly depicted her wearing a crescent or riding a two-horse chariot called a biga across the night sky. Roman writers also adapted Greek stories about Selene, including the goddess’s love for the mortal Endymion.
Luna was not always treated as entirely separate from other Roman goddesses. Diana and, in some traditions, Juno could also have lunar identities, while Luna, Diana, and Proserpina or Hecate could form a triple-goddess grouping. These overlapping roles reflect the flexible way Roman religion combined native traditions with Greek mythology.
Luna had a temple on Rome’s Aventine Hill, traditionally attributed to King Servius Tullius. Its foundation festival was celebrated on March 31. The Latin name also survives in dies Lunae, “the day of the Moon,” source of Monday.