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n. Greek Mythology
A handsome young man who was loved by Selene and whose youth was preserved by eternal sleep.


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Endymion, in Greek myth, a beautiful young man, famed for his eternal sleep on Mount Latmus in Caria. He was the son of Calycē, daughter of Aeolus, and Āethlius or Zeus, and was king of Elis. He was especially loved by Selenē (Moon); according to one tradition he came from Elis to Mount Latmus and while he was sleeping in a cave Selene came down to him. His eternal sleep is variously explained, one version being that Selene sent it upon him, wishing to embrace him unobserved. One of his children (not by Selene) was Aetōlus, the eponymous hero of Aetolia.

 
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Endymion (ĕndĭm'ēən), in Greek mythology, young shepherd, loved by Selene (the moon). In one version of his legend, he asked Zeus for immortality and perpetual youth. Zeus consented on the condition that Endymion remain eternally asleep. The English poets Lyly, Drayton, and Keats all wrote poems based on the legend.

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