![]() | I exchanged valentines like this when I was a child. The Moon has been associated with romance, possibly because the mythological personification of the Moon was a goddess, Selene. In various myths, Selene was romantically involved with Zeus, Pan, and the human, Endymion. She was a popular subject of portrait artists, and as good an excuse as any for painting a nude. (Via Wikimedia Commons.) |
![]() | Blue Moon A blue Moon is commonly defined as the second full Moon in a calendar month. In 2015, full Moons will appear on July 2 and July 31. (Wikimedia Commons image by Peter Freiman, modified for artistic effect.) |
![]() | Jean-Luc Margot (UCLA image, courtesy of Jean-Luc Margot.) |