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Source: WIKIPEDIA
In Greek mythology, Endymion (Ἐνδυμίων ) could have been a handsome Aeolian shepherd or hunter, or, even a king who ruled and was said to reside at Olympia in Elis, but he was also said to reside and was venerated on Mount Latmus in Caria, on the west coast of Asia Minor.
There is confusion over the number of Endymions, as some sources suppose that one was or was related to the prince of Elis and the other was a shepherd or astronomer from Caria. As such, there have been two attributed sites of Endymion's burial: The citizens of Heracleia ad Latmo claimed that Endymion's tomb was on Mount Latmus, while the Eleans declared that it was at Olympia.
However, the lover of Selene, the moon, is attributed primarily to an Endymion who was a either a shepherd or an astronomer, which profession provides justification for him to spend time beneath the moon.
Sources
* Robert Graves. The Greek Myths (1955) 1960, 64.a-c.
* Karl Kerenyi. The Gods of the Greeks. London: Thames & Hudson, 1951 (pp. 196-198).
* Hyginus. Fabulae, 271.
* Natalia Agapiou. Endymion au carrefour. La fortune littéraire et artistique du mythe d’Endymion à l’aube de l’ère moderne (2005).
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Source: WIKIPEDIA
In Greek mythology, Endymion (Ἐνδυμίων ) could have been a handsome Aeolian shepherd or hunter, or, even a king who ruled and was said to reside at Olympia in Elis, but he was also said to reside and was venerated on Mount Latmus in Caria, on the west coast of Asia Minor.
There is confusion over the number of Endymions, as some sources suppose that one was or was related to the prince of Elis and the other was a shepherd or astronomer from Caria. As such, there have been two attributed sites of Endymion's burial: The citizens of Heracleia ad Latmo claimed that Endymion's tomb was on Mount Latmus, while the Eleans declared that it was at Olympia.
However, the lover of Selene, the moon, is attributed primarily to an Endymion who was a either a shepherd or an astronomer, which profession provides justification for him to spend time beneath the moon.
Sources
* Robert Graves. The Greek Myths (1955) 1960, 64.a-c.
* Karl Kerenyi. The Gods of the Greeks. London: Thames & Hudson, 1951 (pp. 196-198).
* Hyginus. Fabulae, 271.
* Natalia Agapiou. Endymion au carrefour. La fortune littéraire et artistique du mythe d’Endymion à l’aube de l’ère moderne (2005).
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How sweet the words of Truth, breathed from the lips of Love.
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