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Endymion

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Endymion

In Greek mythology, a beautiful young shepherd or hunter visited each night by Selene, the Moon goddess. She kissed him as he slept in a cave on Mount Latmos in Caria, sending him into an eternal sleep in which he became ageless.

In another tradition, he was the son of Zeus and a nymph, and loved by the goddess Aphrodite. His wish to remain young forever was granted by Zeus, who immortalized him in everlasting sleep. John Keats's poem Endymion (1818) is an allegory of the search for perfection.



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The poem is not perfect--it is rambling and disconnected--the story of Endymion being but the finest thread to hold a string of beads and priceless pearls together.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
As yet it has only been recognized in the depths of the circle of Endymion, to the east of the "Cold Sea," in the northern hemisphere, and at the bottom of Grimaldi's circle, on the equator, toward the eastern border of the orb.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
At the moment when the hand of the massive time-piece, representing Endymion asleep, pointed to nine on its golden face, and the hammer, the faithful type of mechanical thought, struck nine times, the name of the Count of Monte Cristo resounded in its turn, and as if by an electric shock all the assembly turned towards the door.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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