The troubles did not concern her brother, the former sun god Helios, who had been imprisoned and lost his protection, causing her and her sister's status on the divine mountain to plummet.
The source of her troubles was a shepherd named Endymion.
He was a charming young shepherd tending his flocks on Mount Latmus in Asia Minor, living a carefree life in a tranquil and beautiful valley.
On a night when the full moon hung high in the sky, while Selene drove her chariot across the heavens, she inadvertently caught sight of him—the extraordinarily handsome young man sleeping in the valley.
Suddenly, the goddess of the full moon felt her heart flutter, filled with an uncontrollable affection for him. She could not resist gliding down from the sky, hurriedly and passionately planting a kiss
