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Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...

, the goddess Pandia (Πανδία; "all bright") was the personification of brightness and a daughter of Zeus
Zeus
In the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus...

 and Selene
Selene
In Greek mythology, Selene was an archaic lunar deity and the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. In Roman mythology, the moon goddess is called Luna, Latin for "moon"....

. She persumably was the goddess of the full moon. Her beauty was renowned among the gods.

She also had a monster as a brother, the Nemean Lion
Nemean Lion
The Nemean lion was a vicious monster in Greek mythology that lived at Nemea. It was eventually killed by Heracles. It could not be killed with mortal weapons because its golden fur was impervious to attack...

, and fifty half-sisters, the Menae
Menae
In Greek mythology, the Menae , 50 in number, were the goddesses of the lunar months. They were the daughters of the Moon goddess Selene and Endymion, a mortal king. Their individual names are not attested in any sources....

. Her full sisters could be Herse
Herse
Herse is a figure in Greek mythology, daughter of Cecrops, sister to Aglauros and Pandrosos.According to Apollodorus, when Hephaestus unsuccessfully attempted to rape Athena, she wiped his semen off her leg with wool and threw it on the ground, impregnating Gaia...

and Nemea (also called daughters of Zeus and Selene in some sources), but it is not clear if the three were separate figures, or different names for one and the same character.
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