[15] Every time a new Sailor Soldier appears, Usagi immediately tries to make friends, even though almost all of them resist. And the Titanian goddess, the moon, rising from a far land, beheld her [Medea] as she fled distraught, and fiercely exulted over her, and thus spake to her own heart: 'Not I alone then stray to the Latmian cave, nor do I alone burn with love for fair Endymion; oft times with thoughts of love have I been driven away by thy crafty spells, in order that in the darkness of night thou mightest work thy sorcery at ease, even the deeds dear to thee. She teases Ami when Ami continues calling her "Tsukino-san" (a formal way of speaking to classmates), saying that it is as if they are not friends. She states that the people on Earth knew her as the Moon goddess Selene. Her original transformation command is "Moon Prism Power, Make Up!"

[17][page needed] In this form, her costume becomes more ornate and her powers are increased. Although well-meaning, she is an underachieving, accident-prone crybaby.

Usagi has a boyfriend named Mamoru Chiba (also known as Tuxedo Mask).

Several lovers are attributed to her in various myths, including Zeus, Pan, and the mortal Endymion.

Usagi learns that she will be given the title "Sovereign of Earth", and Mamoru will become King Endymion alongside her. [61] Selene's head is sometimes surrounded by a nimbus, and from the Hellenistic period onwards, she is sometimes pictured with a torch. First appearance They were sealed within seven separate shards of the Silver Crystal using Queen Serenity's power.

She does evolve during the course of the series, but other than the last few episodes of each story arc, she generally lacks the maturity she has in the manga. [17], Selene is best known for her affair with the beautiful mortal Endymion.

Like Chibiusa, she hypnotizes Usagi's family into believing that she is part of their family. She eventually becomes the most powerful Sailor Soldier in the galaxy, but her capacity for caring for others is shown to be more powerful still.

Usagi discovers her identity as a princess in act 9 of the manga, episode 34 of the anime, and act 25 of the live-action series. Cake is listed as a favorite food of hers in the manga, and her favorite subject is listed as home economics. [23], A scholiast on Apollonius says that, according to Epimenides, Endymion, having fallen in love with Hera, asked Zeus to grant him eternal sleep. On one of her visits to Earth, she met and fell in love with Endymion, the crown prince of Earth. SilverMoon I Love sailor Moon so much ! As with other characters unique to the live-action series, Takeuchi designed Princess Sailor Moon's outfit.

Most Western audiences were introduced to Usagi appearing in the Sailor Moon anime, which is an adaptation of the manga series.

Saturn, and the Messiah" from the third season of the original Sailor Moon television series, Sailor Moon S, and redraw it in different styles or have another fictional character take her place. Silver CrystalMoon Stick [41], The earliest known depiction of Selene driving a chariot is inside an early 5th century BC red-figure cup attributed to the Brygos Painter, showing Selene plunging her chariot, drawn by two winged horses, into the sea.

Do not travel through time 2. She was the daughter of Queen Serenity, who ruled Silver Millennium and watched over the Earth. [11][page needed]. [16][page needed] Throughout most of the series, Sailor Moon wears a white and blue sailor fuku uniform; white and reddish‑pink gloves and boots; and crescent‑moon earrings. Before she disappears Queen Serenity tells Sailor Moon to find happiness. This incarnation is shown to be more mature than the present day Usagi, though she is still childish in some ways. During a confrontation with her current self as Princess Sailor Moon, Serenity tells Usagi that she would have no qualms about destroying the earth if Endymion were taken from her again. Since there is no North American equivalent to odango, the original English adaptation almost always used the phrases "meatball head" or "moon face".

The Legendary Silver Crystal (「幻の銀水晶」, Maboroshi no Ginzuishō, lit.

She was a pure evil who schemed to control the Silver Crystal, she brainwashed the humans of Earth and attacked the moon. Princess Sailor Moon is not the same person as Usagi and they have completely different personalities. 970–971. [37] Scholia on Virgil add that the god wrapped himself in a sheepskin. This happens when Pegasus grants both her and Sailor Chibi Moon new transformation brooches – in arc 34 of the manga and in episode 130 of the anime.

", "Sailor Moon superhero may replace Power Rangers", "Moon Prism Power! But as a result she turned Silver Millennium into stone and crumbled into the present ruins. A social media challenge on Twitter called the #sailormoonredraw gained popularity in May 2020.

[18], The late 7th-century – early 6th-century BC poet Sappho apparently mentioned Selene and Endymion.