Endymion

Endymion in Wikipedia

In Greek mythology, Endymion[1] (Ancient Greek: Ἐνδυμίων, gen.: Ἐνδυμίωνος or Ενδυμίωνας) could have been a handsome Aeolian shepherd or hunter, or even a king who ruled and was said to reside at Olympia in Elis,[2] but he was also said to reside and was venerated on Mount Latmus in Caria, on the west coast of Asia Minor.[3] There is confusion...

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Endymion in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（Ἐνδυμίων), a youth distinguished for his beauty, and renowned in ancient story by the perpetual sleep in which he spent his life. Some traditions about Endymion refer us to Elis, and others to Caria, and others again are a combination of the two. According to the first set of legends, he was a son of Aethlius and Calyce,or of Zeus and Calyce...

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