| Sing next of the long-winged Moon, | |
| Muses skilled in song, melodious daughters | |
| of Kronion Zeus. From her immortal head in heaven | |
| rays whirl over the earth, deep beauty rises | |
| in her brilliant light. The dusky air glows | |
| from her golden crown, moonbeams linger, | |
| when shining Selene bathes her lovely skin | |
| in Ocean, slips into a dress of infinite radiance, | |
| yokes her luminous colts, necks arching high, | |
| and swiftly drives the glossy horses on | 10 |
| in evening at midmonth. Her great orbit full, | |
| as she waxes, the rays from heaven grow brightest. | |
| Then she is a wonder and a sign for mortals. | |
| Once the son of Kronos mingled in love with her; | |
| she conceived and bore Pandeia, a daughter | |
| lovely beyond measure among the deathless gods. | |
| Hail, gracious Queen, white-armed, radiant Selene, | |
| goddess with lush braids: beginning with you, | |
| I will sing about the glory of demigods, whose deeds | |
| the bards, servants of the Muses, celebrate in sweet song. | 20 |