Endymion

American

[en-dim-ee-uhn] / ɛnˈdɪm i ən /

noun

Classical Mythology. a young man kept forever youthful through eternal sleep and loved by Selene.
(italics) a narrative poem (1818) by John Keats.

Endymion British

/ ɛnˈdɪmɪən /

noun

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

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

From BBC • 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

One of this season’s greatest comebacks was Krewe of Endymion, the mammoth parade that can last nearly five hours.

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2022

I am always touched in Endymion that the only flowers named as "a thing of beauty that is a joy forever" are Daffodils "with the green world they live in."

From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse

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