Endymion

American  

[en-dim-ee-uhn] / ɛnˈdɪm i ən /

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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Endymion British  

/ 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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Example Sentences

Among the pipelines in which BP holds stakes are the 161-mile Mars Oil Pipeline, the 89-mile Endymion Oil Pipeline and the 115-mile Cleopatra Gas Pipeline, according to its website.

From Reuters

Madonna, Fouré said, may have purchased in 1989 a 19th-century work of art — “Diana and Endymion” by Jérôme-Martin Langlois — that went missing from the Amiens fine-art museum more than a century ago amid the heavy bombardment of World War I.

From Washington Post

The painting depicts three figures: the Roman goddess Diana, shepherd prince Endymion and a small Cupid-like figure floating between them.

From Washington Post

The artwork - Diana and Endymion by Jérôme-Martin Langlois - was exhibited from 1878 but went missing during World War One.

From BBC

The attack caused extensive damage to the building and its artwork, but “Diana and Endymion” is not included in the list of works that were destroyed in the bombings.

From New York Times