"Selene and Endymion” (detail) at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen by Erasmus Quellin (1897

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In Greek mythology, the moon goddess Selene was the lover of the mortal shepherd Endymion; their meetings could only take place at night. Poussin has chosen to represent the poignant moment when the two must part as the sun god Apollo brings in the new day, driving his chariot across the sky.

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Endymion. Endymion a remarkably beautiful young man, loved by the Moon (Selene); well-known tradition claims that he had fifty daughters by Selene. According to one story, he was put in an eternal sleep by Zeus for having fallen in love with Hera, and was then visited every night by Selene. Endymion (ĕndĬm´ēən), in Greek mythology [1.

Selene and Endymion Mosaic of Los Amores, Cástulo (Linares, Spain) Europeana

Found on the Via Ardeatina, on the outskirts of Rome The myth of Endymion, a beautiful shepherd who was so loved by the moon goddess Selene that she gave him eternal youth with eternal sleep, became a popular funerary motif in Roman art. Here, the moon goddess alights from her chariot to visit her reclining lover. Both this sarcophagus and another that faces the open area with a fountain in.

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The story of Endymion is shown in strongly undercut relief on the front of the sarcophagus. In the center, Selene, the moon goddess, alights from her chariot to visit her beloved, the shepherd Endymion, who reclines at the right. Endymion, most beautiful of men, has been granted eternal youth and eternal sleep.

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THE ENDYMION MYTH AND inflicts upon him,5 or an honour which he is. POUSSIN'S DETROIT PAINTING accorded. In another version, Selene inter-. cedes on behalf of Endymion and Zeus grants him one wish; he chooses eternal. The myth of Selene and Endymion* has sleep with immortality and youth.

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The Eternal Slumber On a fateful evening, Selene, the radiant moon goddess, chanced upon a sleeping Endymion. His beauty, so profound and ethereal, ensnared her heart instantly. Overwhelmed by a love so deep and fearing the ravages of time upon his visage, she approached Zeus with a plea .

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Mythology Selene and Endymion, by Sebastiano Ricci (1713), Chiswick House, England. Apollonius of Rhodes [5] (3rd century BC) is one of the many poets [6] who tell how Selene, the Titan goddess of the Moon, [b] loved the mortal Endymion.

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Endymion was a handsome shepherd, hunter or king in ancient Greek mythology, who lived in the region of Elis.He was the son of Zeus, and had legendary beauty. Selene, the Titan goddess of the moon, fell in love with him, and asked Zeus to give him eternal youth. Zeus accepted her prayer and he made Endymion fall into an eternal sleep. Selene and Endymion had fifty daughters.

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Last Updated September 5, 2023. Endymion is Keats's transformation of an ancient story of myth. The title figure is a shepherd-prince who is loved by the goddess of the moon, Selene (or Cynthia.

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The Myth The myth of Selene and Endymion is about a rare female pursuit. The moon goddess, Selene, falls in love with the mortal Endymion. Endymion is said to be a shepherd, a hunter, or a king. Selene visited her sleeping love in the night as she rode her moon chariot across the night sky.

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Diana and Endymion by Jérôme-Martin Langlois.Source.. Selene is the pre-Olympian Titan goddess of the moon, and was regarded as the personification of the moon. When the Olympian gods became prominent, it was natural that many of the older myths were transferred to these newer gods.. The Greek goddess Artemis was the Olympian god connected to the moon, but because she was a virgin and was.

"Selene and Endymion” (detail) at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen by Erasmus Quellin (1897

Endymion, in Greek mythology, a beautiful youth who spent much of his life in perpetual sleep. Endymion's parentage varies among the different ancient references and stories, but several traditions say that he was originally the king of Elis.

Selene and Endymion Images of Paradise

The legend of Endymion in Greek mythology tells the tale of a prince or king who captured the heart of the moon goddess Selene. With various versions of the myth, Endymion is depicted as a handsome shepherd prince visited by Selene each night in a cave on Mount Latmos in Caria.

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SELENE AND ENDYMION BY POUSSIN. The painting by Nicolas Poussin fortunately, which the standards of education the museum has acquired through have changed the somewhat during the past Founders Society, may well be few said centuries, to be and what every educated one of the most beautiful examples person in of Poussin's day - when human- this.

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Transliteration Endymiôn Latin Spelling Endymion Translation -- Selene and the sleeping Endymion, Greco-Roman mosaic, Bardo National Museum ENDYMION was a handsome shepherd-prince loved by the moon-goddess Selene. When Zeus offered him his choice of destinies, Endymion chose immortality and youth in eternal slumber.

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Overview Elean King Endymion By Avi Kapach Last updated on Sep 11, 2023 Selene and Endymion by Sebastiano Ricci (1713) Chiswick House, London Public Domain Overview Endymion was a handsome mortal of Greek mythology. In what seems to have been the earliest account, he was the son of Aethlius and Calyce and eventually became the king of Elis.