Endymion

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἐνδυμίων (Endumíōn). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛnˈdɪmi.ən/ === Proper noun === Endymion (Greek mythology) 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. (astronomy) 342 Endymion, an asteroid. (astronomy) A crater on the Moon. ==== Usage notes ==== Notably the eponymous protagonist of John Keats' 1818 narrative poem Endymion, which adapts the myth and describes him as a "shepherd prince" at Mount Latmus.