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 • Oct. 3, 2023

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

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2023

The announcement was a quick reversal, coming just hours after the Krewe of Endymion, the group behind the largest Mardis Gras parade in New Orleans, had named him the co-grand marshal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2023

The two died not far from where the Krewe of Endymion parade - an annual spectacle of huge, brightly lit floats and marching bands - had just passed.

From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2021

Irritated at his inactivity, he challenged the Endymion and Statira to meet the United States and Macedonian in single combat, offering to reduce his force till they said it equalled their own.

From The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 by Headley, Joel Tyler