Selene -- From Greek Mythology

Mythology: The moon goddess Selene is best known for her countless love affairs. The most famous one is with the sheperd Endymion. Selene resembles a young woman with a white face, like the surface of the moon, and a half moon on her forhead. Selene wears robes and carries a torch. She travels on a silver chariot drawn by two horses. She is often shown riding a horse or bull as well. She may not be one of the twelve Olympiads, but she is still the moon goddess. Artemis is accosicated with the moon, since one of her signs is the cresent, but she is not the moon goddess. Selene has a brother Helios, the sun god, and a sister Eos, the goddess of the dawn. After Helios completes his journey across the sky on his chariot, Selene begins hers. Before she begins her journey across the night sky, she bathes in the sea. The seduction of Endymion is the love affair that brings Selene the most fame. She fell in love with the sheperd Endymion and seduced him while he lie sleeping in a cave. This resulted in the birth of fifty daughters, each one said to represent a phase of the moon. Selene was so deeply in love with Endymion that she asked Zeus to grant him eternal life so that she might be able to embrace him forever. Zeus agreed and put Endymion into an eternal sleep. Selene visited Endymion every night and kissed him with her rays of light. Selene is a favorite of many poets, especially love poets. It is said that Selene's moon rays fall upon sleeping mortals, and her kisses fall upon her love, Endymion.

How this relates to Sailormoon: The princess of the Moon, Selenity, or Serenity was in love with the prince of the eath, Endymion, in Sailormoon. Her reincarnation, Tsukino Usagi, is a pun. Tsuki no Usagi litterally translates to 'Bunny on the Moon'. The Japanese believe there is a Rabbit on the Moon rather than a Man on the Moon.

Endymion -- [From Greek Mythology

Mythology: Endymion was a sheperd boy of Asia Minor. Some sources say that he was a hunter or a king. You can believe which ever one you want.^^ Endymion is the mortal love of the moon goddess Selene. One night he was visited by Selene while he was sleeping in a cave. She seduced him and they had fifty daughters, each one said to represent a phase of the moon. He was then kissed to sleep by her each night. Selene begged Zeus to grant him eternal life so that she might embrace him forever. Zeus agreed, putting Endymion into an eternal sleep on Mt. Latmus, near Milete, in Asia Minor. Selene visits him each night. The ancient Greeks believed that his grave was on this mountain.

How this relates to Sailormoon: Endymion is the name given to the Prince of Earth in the original Sailormoon series. Even though he is no longer a shepard, he still remains in love with Selene, or Serenity as she is now called.