Endymion

[ en-dim-ee-uhn ]

noun
  1. Classical Mythology. a young man kept forever youthful through eternal sleep and loved by Selene.

  2. (italics) a narrative poem (1818) by John Keats.

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How to use Endymion in a sentence

  • Still it was a novel and animating life for Endymion; and though the sport was slight, the pursuit was keen.

    Endymion | Benjamin Disraeli
  • His Christianity was muscular, and Endymion, to whom he had taken a fancy, became the companion of his pastimes.

    Endymion | Benjamin Disraeli

British Dictionary definitions for Endymion

Endymion

/ (ɛnˈdɪmɪən) /


noun
  1. Greek myth a handsome youth who was visited every night by the moon goddess Selene, who loved him

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