Lunar Goddesses of the World:

Alkmene is the mortal mother of legendary Greek hero Hercules. Her name means “might of the moon.” 

Candrea is the Indonesian deity from a love story about princess Candra Kirana of Kediri. Candra was the incarnation of Dewi Ratih, goddess of love, and her name means “glowing like the moon.” 

Io, this Greek word for “the moon,” comes from the mythological story of the priestess of Hera, who was loved by Zeus. Fittingly, the moon of Jupiter was named for her. 

Luna is the Roman name for a moon goddess and means “moon.”  

Marama is a mythic Polynesian lunar goddess whose name has come to mean moon. 
 
Selena is the Latinate form of the Greek name Selene, meaning “moon,” and also refers to the mythic moon goddess.