Mythology
This is my mythology section.
Below you will find the names of various people that relate to the Sailor
Scouts. I belive that the names used in the show come from the ancient
myths about them, because the people in the myths all had something to do
with the moon, the various planets, or the element from that planet.**Keep
in mind that I am talking about the mythological people, not the ones from
the show.**
Artemis
Artemis is the sister of Apollo (God of the sun.) Artemis was goddess of the new
moon, and of the hunt. (Artemis is sometimes refered to as Diana.) Artemis
wanted to be free, and to never marry, but live with her followers in the
woods. She had nymph followers, who vowed also to remain unmarried. It is
said that Artemis led the nymphs through the woods, walking in front of
of them. She had a shining crescent moon on her forehead, to show she was
leader.
Diana
See Artemis
Endymion (Darien)
Endymion was a shepherd loved by Selene (goddess of the crescent moon.) She would visit him every night while he slept, and would kiss his eyelids. Selene loved Endymion so much that she made him sleep eternally, just so she could be near him always.
Harookoo
Harookoo was a poor fisherman who found the moon goddess' coat (in Japanese mythology.) He didn't know what it was, but he decided to keep it. The moon goddess came to seek it, and she promised to dance for Harookoo in exchange for the coat, but he thought she would take the coat and fly off. The moon goddess became angry, and told him that it was well and good for humans to break their promises, but goddesses didn't. Harookoo apologised, and gave her the coat. The moon
goddess danced, and then flew up to the moon.
*** I belive that Harookoo is the source of Sailor Uranus' Japanese name.***
Jupiter
Jupiter (Zeus) was the god of weather and the sky. After Jupiter grew up, he
defeated the Titans with the assistance of his brothers Pluto and Neptune.
Jupiter is well known for his infidelity because not only having his wife
Juno(Hera), he also had many affairs. To attract goddesses and nymphs he would
often assume different forms, or find some way of shielding what he
was doing from jealous Hera. Once, he turned a nymph into a cow to keep Hera
from finding out what he was doing.
Mars
Mars was the god of war in Roman mythology.
Mercury
Mercury was the god of science, and the gods' messenger in Roman mythology.
Moon Godess, Moon Maiden, ect.
There are many references to moon goddesses and moon maidens in mythology.
In Greek mythology, it is said that when the moon was out, the moon goddess
was driving her chariot. There is a Japanese myth that says a fisherman
named Harookoo found the moon goddess' coat.
Neptune
Neptune (Posiedon) was the brother of Jupiter and Pluto. Neptune is the god of
water and earhtquakes. Neptune had a contest with a goddess (Athene)
to see who a Grecian city would be named after.
Pluto
Pluto (Hades) was god of the underworld, and the brother of Neptune and Jupiter. He took Persephone as his wife, and held her captive in the underworld.
Rabbits
Rabbits are a significant part of mythology, and Sailor Moon. There are
many references to rabbits in mythology. The Japanese believed that a rabbit
lived in the moon, and pounded mochi (roughly translated, it means
cheeseballs.) There is a Japansese myth that says the rabbit lived in the
moon and ground up herbs for the people of Earth to use for medicines.
Serena's Japanese name means "Rabbit Of The Moon."
***Also, notice how rabbit heads appear on Serena's blanket, socks, and in various other spots in the cartoon.***
Selene (Serena)
Selene was also considered goddess of the moon. Her mother was Selenity.*
She loved Endymion, and put him into eternal sleep.
Venus
Venus (Aphrodite) was the godess of love and beauty. She was born in the seafoam, and the
sea nymphs took her to live with them in their undersea home. They decided,
one day, that she should see the world above the water, so they saw to it
that she got to Mount Olympus. There, Venus married Jupiter's son.
*In Japanese, they don't pronounce their r's and l's the way they sound in
English. R and l sound like the same letter.
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