English Explanatory Dictionary

Endymion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A man described variously as a handsome Aeolian shepherd, hunter, or king, who was loved by Selene or Artemis (the two being often conflated) and was said to rule and live at Olympia in Elis, as well as venerated and said to reside in Caria, southwest Asia Minor, on Mount Latmus.
  2. 342 Endymion, an asteroid.
  3. A crater on the Moon.

Pronunciation

/ɛnˈdɪmi.ən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Endymion.wav

Word forms

Endymion

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐνδυμίων (Endumíōn).

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