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- proper noun Greek mythology Numbered in 50, (singular Mene), were the
goddesses of thelunar months within aolympiad . They were the daughters of theMoon goddess ,Selene , and her lover, Endymion, a mortal king. Their individual names are not attested in any sources. Each presided over one of the 50 lunar months of the 4-year Olympiad - a basic time measurement unit for the Ancient Greeks.
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