Endymion
Selene asked Zeus to grant Endymion eternal sleep because she wished for him to remain eternally youthful and beautiful, preserving their love without the ravages of time. By putting him into an everlasting slumber, she could visit him each night, ensuring they remained together, even if only in her dreams. This act reflects Selene's deep affection and desire to protect Endymion from mortality.
Diana did not put anyone into eternal sleep in Roman mythology. The other moon goddess Luna (Selene in Greek mythology) put a youth named Endymion into eternal sleep so he would be forever young and handsome.
Endymion was the handsome young man loved by Selene the Greek goddess of the moon. He was put into eternal sleep to preserve his youth. ;)
Selene, the goddess of moon fell in love with Endymion. He was believed as a hunter or shepherd. They had fifty children.
Yes, she was said to have up to 50 daughter's by Prince Endymion who was mortal until Zues turned him immortal but also put him in an everlasting sleep.
Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon, is famous for driving her moon chariot across the night sky, lighting up the world below. She is also known for her romantic involvement with the mortal Endymion, who she fell in love with and put into an eternal sleep so she could visit him every night.
Endymion. He was a shepherd that caught the eye of Selene, the moon goddess. Selene asked Zeus to grant him eternal sleep so he would be immortal and have eternal youth.
Endymion. Selene asked for him to be given eternal sleep so he would be young and handsome forever.
Selene's husband, Endymion, died as a result of a tragic curse placed upon him. In some versions of the myth, he was granted eternal sleep by Zeus, which led to his eternal slumber and separation from Selene. This story emphasizes the themes of love and loss, as Selene, the moon goddess, continued to watch over him while he remained in a dreamlike state.
to kill him on the spot and to suffer eternally
Selene the goddess of the moon falls in love with Endymoin and untied him with 50 daughters.so she loved him but couldn't even think about his death so she used magic to put him in a deep long sleep.this way she may see him unchanging for all eternity.Selene is a greek goddess myth. She was the goddess of the moon. She also locked herself in Endymion's eternal sleep.
Selene is the Moon: the Moon is Selene. Thus Selene/the Moon dwells in the starry heavens of the night sky.