Endymion
From LSJ
παρθενικὴν δὲ γαμεῖν, ἵνα ἤθεα κεδνὰ διδάξῃς → take thee a maiden to wife, and teach her ways of discretion
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Ἐνδυμίων, -ωνος, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Endymĭon: ōnis, m., = Ἐνδυμίων,
I a beautiful youth of Mount Latmos, in Caria, who, on account of his love for Juno, was condemned by Jupiter to perpetual sleep. While in this state Luna fell violently in love with him, Cic. Tusc. 1, 38, 92: Endymionis somnus, i. e. perpetual sleep, id. Fin. 5, 20, 55; Prop. 2, 15, 15 (3, 7, 15 M.); Ov. A. A. 3, 83 al.—
B Transf., a beautiful, beloved youth in gen., Juv. 10, 318; App. M. 1, p. 107.—
II Hence, Endy-mĭōnēus, a, um, adj., of Endymion: sopores, Aus. Idyll. 6, 41.
